Life with Madonna
“Life with My Sister Madonna”
By Christopher Ciccone
(with Wendy Leigh)
ç 2008, Simon & Schuster
$26.00 = 343 pages
Did you ever wonder what it would’ve been like to grow up with a different family?
If you were an Only, you might have dreamed about the fun you’d have with a houseful of kids to play with. Maybe you even gravitated toward friends with siblings, a little covetous of their raucous households.
If you had siblings, you might’ve wistfully thought about never having to share toys, the bathroom or Mom. Though you loved them, there were times, perhaps, when you would have happily shipped your brother or sister to another planet, no questions asked.
Undoubtedly, Christopher Ciccone felt like that, especially when his sister was hot-and-cold with him over the years. In the new book “Life with My Sister Madonna” (written with Wendy Leigh), you’ll read about a star’s peccadilloes, her rise to fame, her demands and the brother who loves her, always.
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