Twins who were orphaned at six and sent to live with different relatives on opposite sides of ww ii are reunited by chance seventy years later at a belgian health resort. This international bestseller, a powerful novel, ...Twins who were orphaned at six and sent to live with different relatives on opposite sides of ww ii are reunited by chance seventy years later at a belgian health resort. This international bestseller, a powerful novel, is both a European allegory and a poignant story of family ties.