A dark and powerful story of adolescence, friendship and rivalry from one of Germany's great literary talents.

Rowing partners Johann and Ludwig are best friends, but that's not enough. To defeat the region's current champions, identical twins from a nearby town, they must become twins too. Ludwig has a plan- they will eat, sleep, breathe and even think in perfect harmony. Only then will they have a chance of winning.

But Johann has a secret he's been keeping from his friend-and when Ludwig begins acting strangely, Johann realises that his 'twin' wants to put their bond to the ultimate test.