Julie started writing at 12 years old, keeping a journal to record the thoughts and feelings that always seemed to be gushing out of her - from her frustrations with being at the bottom of the hierarchy in her large and overbearing family to the confusion and exhilarating experience of first love. "I have a whole trunk full of journals," said Julie. "But I don't know what I'll ever do with them. Anything and everything I want to say about life up until now is embodied in Iris & Lily." With a laugh she adds, "Maybe I'll have a nice bonfire one of these days and we can roast marshmallows over the chronicles of my past." Not only has co-authoring Iris & Lily with her sister Angela given her a hearty outlet for her passion for writing, but Julie says that sharing her story has also given meaning to her own pain and challenges.
REACH JULIE AT: Website | Goodreads | Facebook | Instagram | TwitterAngela’s insatiable appetite for literature has always been a way for her to escape reality and imagine different lives for herself. As a young girl, she was so enthralled with Little Women that she pecked out a theater adaptation of Alcott’s novel on her mother’s Smith-Corona, in the hopes of staging a production with Julie and her other sisters. “I draw energy from my dreams. They have made me take leaps of faith, like moving to Italy when I was just a twenty-year-old. They motivate me more than any amount of outside pressure or ambition.” The drive to create the perfect atmosphere in which others could live out their dreams, however briefly, led to a career in hospitality on the Italian Riviera, while Angela’s own biggest dream took shape, giving a new direction to her life. “The dream of writing an inspiring novel that might encourage women to make peace with their past and live in the moment saw me through one of the most profound experiences of my life: co-authoring Iris & Lily with my sister Julie.” REACH ANGELA AT: Website | Goodreads | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter