Iron Butterfly
About this audiobook
It is the summer of 1982, just before the fall. The political campaign ad of It’s Morning in America has not yet aired, but the present era of cultural hedonism and radical individualism has already dawned. Against this backdrop, Edward Bennett is the All-American son of a mother who emigrated from Italy and a first-generation Italian American father. Edward has it all: good looks, pedigree, and the financial fruits of his father’s business empire. As he readies for his junior year abroad in London, however, something feels amiss. He does not understand the overprotectiveness of his mother, Marie. He vows to solve the puzzle by finding her native town in southern Italy that she herself has refused to revisit. Ultimately, the journey triggers Marie’s suppressed memory of her cruel beginning, which she and her family can either confront or continue to deny.
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About the author
A high stakes trial lawyer for over three decades, Andrew Eustace Anselmi has found added sustenance in writing three novels, the Mezzogiorno trilogy, that travel the yet undiscovered terrain and untold costs of the twentieth-century American Dream. He’s also a gifted operatic tenor (seriously).
Rachel F. Hirsch spends most of her time in her home recording studio, narrating audiobooks across multiple genres. You can hear her in books by New York Times bestselling authors in YA, children, fantasy, mystery, and more. She also narrates romance under a pseudonym. Specializing in accents and character voices, Rachel is well sought after for her changeling capabilities. Her primary focus is audiobooks, but she also enjoys taking radio plays, animation work, and anything else she gets an opportunity to explore.
