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In the Time of the Butterflies
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It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s dictatorship. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas—the Butterflies.
In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters–Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé–speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression.
“Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas.”—Francisco Cantú, The New York Times Book Review
“This Julia Alvarez classic is a must-read for anyone of Latinx descent.” —Popsugar.com
“A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion.” —People
“Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary.” —Los Angeles Times
“A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.” —St. Petersburg Times
“Alvarez does a remarkable job illustrating the ruinous effect the 30-year dictatorship had on the Dominican Republic and the very real human cost it entailed.”—Cosmopolitan.com
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"Wonderful . . . Skillfully weaves fact and fiction, building to a gut-wrenching climax." I>NewsweekThe Denver Post
"A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." B>People
"Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." I>Los Angeles Times
"Extraordinary." B>Harper's Bazaar
"Haunting." B>New York Newsday
"A poignant tale of courage and hope . . . As much an inspiration as it is a tragedy." B>Ms.
"Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage."
- On Sale
- Jan 12, 2010
- Page Count
- 352 pages
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- ISBN-13
- 9781565129764
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