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Iris & Lily: Book One

By: Julie Scipioni, Angela Scipioni
Narrated by: Julie Scipioni, Angela Scipioni
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In Book One, Iris and Lily are the lovably ingenuous youngest daughters in a family of 14, starving for attention as they struggle to survive in the chaotic Capotosti household. The explosive rage of Carlo, their hot-blooded father; the submissiveness of Betty, their overwhelmed mother; the abuse meted out by half a dozen domineering brothers; the inaccessible ken of their older sisters; all join forces to make the home a minefield of emotional pitfalls for the two neglected girls, whose natural exuberance is squelched by the fear of punishment and the dictates of Catholicism.

As Iris and Lily scrape their way through puberty to adolescence, outside forces begin driving a wedge between them. The favoritism of an aunt, the shame of sexual abuse, the socioeconomic shifts and eruption of the women's movement of the '70s become the catalysts that lead to the disintegration of what little security was once offered by their family. Desperate for love, Iris and Lily naively take refuge in marriages that push them worlds apart, altering their relationship as sisters dramatically.

Told in alternating chapters in the voices of the two protagonists, sprinkled with episodes of comedy and tragedy that will make you laugh and cry, this is the story of every woman who has memories of what it is like to be a little girl, then a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, filled with hope and expectations.

Iris & Lily: Book One is the first in a three-volume series.

©2014, 2105, 2016, 2017 Angela Scipioni and Julie Scipioni (P)2017 Angela Scipioni and Julie Scipioni
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This book draws you in and it makes you want more of the story

I saw that this book had good reviews but it did take ma a while to become engrossed in it but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed book 1 and I can’t wait to read book 2. It brought back so many memories from my life that included everything from popular music to cologne fragrances that you don’t hear about anymore. I highly recommend this book if you want a trip down memory lane with two very interesting young ladies.

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Memories

Excellent story!! Looking forward to reading book two! It brought me back to my childhood!

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Nostalgia at its best❤️

Innocent childhoods take us back in time and bring back many memories..
We all need to reflect on those days and the choices we made that influenced our present lives.

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This has been the hardest book to finish.

Too much repetition of "Capotosti,"their last name. Too much talk about unimportant things. I hope I never hear "Capotosti," ever again.

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Unnecessary descriptive dialog that distracts from

(continued from above) story. l I lost interest . characters lacked depth, and relatedness. Not interesting

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Hated this book

I have never listen to a book with worse audio voices (so irritating ) and the writing is child like, don't buy this book . I wouldn't even give it one star, but I had to rate it Inorder to review this book. I couldn't stand it, I kept skipping ahead chapters to see if it got better and it certainly didn't.

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