No Two Persons: A Novel

Erica Bauermeister’s No Two Persons is a novel in stories published in 2023. Narrated in the third person, the novel is divided into three sections, each of which contains a series of titled chapters. Though each chapter can function as an individual narrative, the disparate storylines are connected via contextual clues presented across the novel. Each chapter traces the life of one of the book’s 10 central characters: Alice Wein, Lara, Rowan, Miranda, Tyler, Nola, Kit, William, Juliet, and Madeline Armstrong. Bauermeister’s approach to language, structure, and form enacts the novel’s thematic explorations of Story as a Form of Connection, Books as Escape and Deliverance, and Literature as a Pathway to Healing.

Bauermeister is a New York Times bestselling author of both fiction and nonfiction. No Two Persons is her fifth novel and was listed among Newsweek’s top picks of 2023, among other honors. Her prior works include

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