Born Together: The Story of Conjoined Twins
The Story of Conjoined Twins
by Michael L Cox
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Pub Date 6 Jul 2020 | Archive Date 11 Aug 2020
The Book Guild | Book Guild Publishing
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Description
Born Together explores the fascinating and rare phenomenon of conjoined twins in both humans and animals.
Have you ever wondered if conjoined twins could be diagnosed before birth, or just how, in fact, they are born?
Do you know where you can visit conjoined animals in the UK?
There are also the complex ethical issues involved in treating and caring for conjoined twins and this poses the question of whether it would be justified to sacrifice the life of one to save the other?
Born Together reviews many questions like these with examples from history. With accessible language and illustrations, this book is ideally written for those interested in popular science and psychology.
A Note From the Publisher
He eventually returned to England to specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology and continued his work at the George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton until his retirement. At this hospital, conjoined twins were born under his care which stimulated interest and has resulted in this book, Born Together. He was also a founding member of the FSRH (Faculty of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare) and served on its council, started an IUCD (Intrauterine Contraceptive Device) clinic in Nuneaton and Vasectomy clinics in Leicestershire, on behalf of the Family Planning Association. He is still based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and enjoys spending his time researching and writing.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781913551605 |
| PRICE | US$5.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Oxana T, Reviewer
Born Together The Story of Conjoined Twins starts off with a very curious explanation on conjoined twins, what we know about conjoined twins in the past, types and other interesting information. After the intro we see detailed information about well-know conjoined twins, such as the Siamese Twins themselves. The lives of the twin pairs are told in detail, there are even some pictures from news and photos about them.
All in all, the book is a great information for someone who is curious about conjoined twins and their lives through history. I felt that the chapters told the twins' stories in a bit too great detail, but it was still an interesting read nonetheless.
*Thanks to NetGalley and The Book Guild for providing me with an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.*
Pam C, Reviewer
An interesting book but without a lot of the detail I was hoping for in some ways e.g. information on whether or not people were alive seems to stop in 2017, when the book is being published 3 years later. There were also some disjointed sections where the book lacked a story (for want of a better word). I learned quite a bit but it isn't a book I'd read again. Too detailed in parts for a lay person but not scientific enough from an academic perspective and, unfortunately, not an awful lot more detail than one could find on a decent Wiki page. That being said it would be interesting to dip in and out of the book if one was so inclined.
Ellen P, Reviewer
As the first non-fiction book I've read in a while, Born Together was a great book to dip my toes back in the water. I mainly enjoyed the brief overviews given on a range of conjoined twins, with the structuring and detailing of these stories done well.
Some of the phrasing was a bit awkward, and there were a few chapters which I found a lot less interesting than others. As a biologist, I appreciated the more scientific sections and would have loved to have heard more about the possible causes of conjoined twins, as well as the operations and other health aspects.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would give any other books by Michael L Cox a try,
Reviewer 343665
I surprised myself by really liking this book. Yes, it's about the lives of various conjoined twins but it's not exploitative in the least. In fact there are descriptions in the book about how society once behaved towards them. Deplorable.
What's great as well is that the author goes into quite a considerable detail on the science of it, how it happens and what types of joins there are. Of course, some joined twins can be separated and others not. Science has come quite a long way since the "Siamese Twins", the Asian brothers for whom the name was coined.
I'm impressed with the author's attitude. But it's the means by which the twins cope that is really astonishing. I recommend the book for anyone with an interest.
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