Helpful Score: 3
A voyage of self-discovery, The Butterflys Daughter is a beautiful story of family and friendship and the love and strength they inspire within us.
Just as a butterfly grows and changes, so does the main character, Luz, as she travels south, along the Monarchs migration route, with her grandmothers ashes. With the help of her new friends, Luz makes it to her ancestral homeland and meets the family she never knew. The discovery of her real history is life changing; the last stage of her transformation.
Wonderfully written by the best-selling author, Mary Alice Monroe, this book has an unforgettable feel to it. The characters are genuine, the settings are descriptive, the dialog is believable. The Butterflys Daughter is a pleasantly heartwarming, and surprisingly quick, read!
Just as a butterfly grows and changes, so does the main character, Luz, as she travels south, along the Monarchs migration route, with her grandmothers ashes. With the help of her new friends, Luz makes it to her ancestral homeland and meets the family she never knew. The discovery of her real history is life changing; the last stage of her transformation.
Wonderfully written by the best-selling author, Mary Alice Monroe, this book has an unforgettable feel to it. The characters are genuine, the settings are descriptive, the dialog is believable. The Butterflys Daughter is a pleasantly heartwarming, and surprisingly quick, read!
Helpful Score: 1
This was a sweet book. Not exactly to my taste, but I read it for a book club. I can see that many folks will like it.
Helpful Score: 1
This book was narrated by the author. Didn't anyone have the nerve to tell Ms. Monroe's that she couldn't pull off the accent? She went in and out of the accent during the narration of Esperanza's character who was born in Mexico and spoke English with a spanish accent. The accent was appalling and at times sounded as if she was Russian or Middle Eastern. When she pronounced spanish words in Esperanza's voice, she sounded like an american. Let's face it, narrating an audio book is like acting. If it's inauthentic, it doesn't work and taints the experience. The audio version could have benefitted from the use of multiple readers, especially someone who could voice Esperanza realistically.
I'm a huge Mary Alice Monroe fan, but this book didn't work for me either in print or audio. I was very bored, and while the matter of the accent will not bother other listeners, it annoyed me greatly.
I'm a huge Mary Alice Monroe fan, but this book didn't work for me either in print or audio. I was very bored, and while the matter of the accent will not bother other listeners, it annoyed me greatly.
A beautifully written book about, love between mothers, grandmother's and daughters and friends who come to us as angels. A wonderful journey for a grieving young woman to connect with family and meet new friends who help her along the way, and her eventual understanding and closure as she senses a miracle in Mexico with the monarch butterflies.
This is a special readers edition.
