Stranger with My Face

rdf:langString Stranger with My Face

rdf:langString Stranger with My Face

rdf:langString Stranger with My Face

rdf:langString Cover of the book, showing a girl sitting in front of a mirror. Her identical sister's image is shown on the mirror, smiling devilishly.

rdf:langString First edition cover

rdf:langString PZ7.D9117 St

rdf:langString United States

rdf:langString Gary Watson

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rdf:langString English

rdf:langString Print

rdf:langString October 1981

rdf:langString Stranger with My Face is a young adult horror novel by Lois Duncan, first published in 1981. The novel is about Laurie Stratton, who is seen by others in places she knows she could not be. She discovers that she has an identical sister named Lia who has been visiting her town using astral projection, which involves sending her soul outside her body. Laurie learns astral projection and uses it to look for her sister. During this time, Lia's spirit takes control of Laurie's body. The story describes Laurie's struggle to take back control of her body. The novel explores themes of appearance versus true self and the idea of a double, someone similar but not quite the same as someone else. Duncan got the idea for the book after hearing about the concept of astral projection, which she thought would make a great plot for a novel. In 2011, the novel was updated with text to modernize the content. Stranger with My Face received several awards and honours, being named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 1981. It was adapted into the starring Alexz Johnson, Catherine Hicks, Andrew Francis, and Emily Hirst. The film aired in 2009 on the Lifetime Movie Network. The Stranger with My Face International Film Festival in Hobart, Australia, is named after the novel.