The twins have a row early on in the book, and Rose tempts Garnet downstairs with a kids movie and chocolate. She's no doubt figured out that Garnet is the weaker twin, more easily influenced and taken in. However, the twins make up and her plan is, for now, spoiled. The book takes the form of the twins alternately narrating the story of their life in an Accounts book. Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old identical twins living with their father and grandmother since their mother, Opal, died. The two have always been close despite their differences- Ruby is social, and keen to let her opinions be heard, while introverted Garnet is content to let Ruby dominate their relationship. When their father gets a new girlfriend(Rose) and a new job, their once stable relationship is thrown into turmoil, as the relationship leads to feelings of betrayal from their father to their late mother, and it comes with a big price- leaving their grandmother behind for a house in the country.

Yes, but he’s not usually as late as this. And he likes Gran’s Sunday dinners as much as we do. What if he’s had an accident?As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children's Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children's Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. History [ edit ] Early development [ edit ] Gallagher and Shean, a popular vaudeville act of the 1920s Ruby writes a letter to the headteacher of a new school asking if they can go there in September. Could you write a reply from the headteacher’s point of view?

The twins find an article about auditions for a TV adaptation of The Twins at St. Clare's, and Ruby is keen to go ahead and audition, even though Garnet and their father do not agree. Surprisingly, Rose is supportive, although her efforts are for nothing, as Garnet and Ruby have to run away to London to audition. Although Garnet isn't keen on the idea, she is about to deliver a good audition but the twins father appears just as she is about to begin, making her feel terrible for messing up the audition.I always thought the point of Double Act was that the prospective step-mother, Rose, is A Nice Person After All, and that that was what the reader was supposed to discover along the way with the twins. But upon reading it again as an adult, I find out that I am Wrong.