Multiple histories – at least two, and on some readings many more – are presented, with different roles and fates for the various characters. Sawyer – one known as Jack (the pilot) and the other as Joe (the ambulance driver). The author introduces a deliberate confusion by giving these brothers identical initials – J.L. It is an alternate history revolving around the experiences of identical twin brothers during the Second World War, during which one becomes a pilot for the RAF, and the other, a conscientious objector, becomes an ambulance driver for the Red Cross. The Separation is a novel by British writer Christopher Priest, published in 2002.
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