Split in Ha/lf

Maria and Christine are identical twins. The similarities between both girls winds in and out of their young lives. Both girls look alike. But that is where the similarities often end. A large Irish-Austrian family. Her father is a loving though troubled man. Her mother holds the family together, with the help of her older brothers. Maria would like to be close to her sister. But Tina keeps her wall up. Maria chips away at her twins wall, and once in awhile breaking through. This is a coming to age story in an era where morals and family life begins to crumble. Will this family be able to withstand society's norm? Humor is a large part of the Donnelly family. Book number one, features life from the 1950's to 1968. Parochial school and family trips. Love and laughter.