Irises

Name: Irises
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Francisco Stork
ISBN: 9780307967954

Author: Francisco Stork

Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie

Unabridged: 7 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 01/10/2012

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Romance, Family

Synopsis

Kate is bound for Stanford and an M.D.—if her family will let her go. Mary wants to stay home and paint. When their loving but repressive father dies, they must figure out how to support themselves and their mother, who is in a permanent vegetative state. Then three men sway their lives: Kate’s boyfriend Simon offers to marry her, providing much-needed stability. Mary is drawn to Marcos, though she fears his violent past. And Andy tempts Kate with more than romance, recognizing her ambition because it matches his own. Kate and Mary find new possibilities and darknesses in their sudden freedom. But it’s Mama’s life that might divide them for good—the question of if she lives, and what’s worth living for.

About The Author

FRANCISCO X. STORK was born in 1953 in Monterrey, Mexico, and from a very early age, knew he was meant to be a writer. His other audiobooks, Marcelo in the Real World and The Last Summer of the Death Warriors are also available from Listening Library.

Reviews

Goodreads review by jv

Some people are raised to believe that all matters are black and white. This is good, that is bad. This is acceptable, that is not. Someone is either alive, or he is dead. From the outside looking in, this may appear to be oppressive. On the other hand, these people already have all of the answers,......more

Goodreads review by Kristen

This is a book that asked something of me. I think reading the book quickly is inevitable, because it's well written, but when I forced myself to slow down I felt that I was rewarded with challenging characters and maybe even a little soul searching about the cost of doing something that seems at le......more

Goodreads review by Hafsah

Originally Posted on IceyBooks Irises was a book I picked up because of the cover. A hazy image of two girls, possibly sisters, overlooking moving water. Now that I've flipped over the last page, I've realized the cover depicts a type of sorrow that lingers through the pages. Irises is a tale of lo......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

A beautiful book by a master of words! The evolving relationship between these two different sisters as they each find their path unfolds in a thought-provoking and lovely way.......more