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The Butterfly's Daughter

by Mary Alice Monroe (Goodreads Author)

3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 · rating details · 1,271 ratings · 309 reviews

Four very different women embark on a transformational journey that follows the migrating monarchs across the United States to Mexico. The story begins when Luz Avila's grandmother, the local butterfly lady, purchases an old, orange VW bug for a road trip home to Mexico. When she unexpectedly dies, Luz is inspired to take her grandmother's ashes home. In the manner of the...more

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Published May 3rd 2011 by Gallery Books (first published January 1st 2011)

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Dec 12, 2011 Erin Forson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Luz Avila embarks on a journey to Mexico in order to fulfill her grandmother, (Abuela’s), lifetime wish—that she and her granddaughter, Luz, stand together in the Butterfly Sanctuary in Michoacán. It is a right-of-passage for the women of the Avila family, one that Luz never experienced with her own mother, who according to Abuela died when Luz was very young. When tragedy strikes again, Luz begins the journey to Mexico, quickly discovering that all of the stories her beloved Abuela told Luz dur...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Booknblues rated it 3 of 5 stars

The Butterfly's Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe is a plot driven novel about Luz Avila, a young woman from Milwaukee who goes on a quest to Mexico for her abuela or grandmother who has recently died. She is also on a journey to find herself and as she travels in her beat up orange Volkswagen, named El Toro, she picks up various and sundry people in a kind of hippie fashion.

Luz's abuela raised monarch butterflies because they wintered in the region of Mexico where she originated. I appreciated Monr...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Virginia Myers rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book had special meaning to me because I live in San Antonio TX and that city is one of the destinations that our heroine seeks in the book. I was made aware of the tradition of the Day of the Dead shortly after arriving in San Antonio many years ago but did not really know its history until I read this book. It gave me a better appreciation of what it really means. The book also made me aware for the first time of the way the migration of the Monarch butterfly coincides with the Day of the...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Cindy rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book conjured mixed emotions. The basic plot worked, yet was predictable. I really enjoyed gaining insight into the life and migration of the Monarch butterfly, and appreciated the parallels the author tries to weave into the story. It lacks depth, however, and very little in the way of drawing me into the various settings on the journey. As a resident of Lawrence, KS, I felt no kinship to the characters when they were in this city. References to KU does not complete, or even begin the pict...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Carol Ann rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed the relationships made by Luz Avila, a young woman who has decided to return her Grandmother's ashes to her homeland in Mexico that coincides with the annual 2,000 mile migration of the lovely Monarch butterfly from Canada to Mexico, as well as Dio de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Along the way, Luz meets many different individuals who leave an impact on her life. While it is a struggle to get to her destination, she ultimately does, as promised to her abuela. Luz meets her...more

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Sep 06, 2011 Misty rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I think the story begins not when Grandma buys the VDub but when she gets a call from one of her daughters who tells her that her other daughter, Luz's mother, is not dead these many years but is instead alive. I think the story is about one girl's journey to Mexico, not four different girls' journey, unless I was reading a completely different novel than the book summary claimed. But yes, Luz, did take the ashes to Mexico.

This is the second of Monroe's books that I've reviewed, and I enjoyed th...more I think the story begins not when Grandma buys the VDub but when she gets a call from one of her daughters who tells her that her other daughter, Luz's mother, is not dead these many years but is instead alive. I think the story is about one girl's journey to Mexico, not four different girls' journey, unless I was reading a completely different novel than the book summary claimed. But yes, Luz, did take the ashes to Mexico.

This is the second of Monroe's books that I've reviewed, and I enjoyed the book, BUT...I found the same things lacking that I did with the first one. I had difficulty identifying with the characters. By the end of the book, they were still strangers to me. In fact, I kind of hated Luz's mom, Mariposa, as much as I hated Olivia in the turtle book. Her one redeeming quality, that she was striving to overcome addiction, did little to make up for her selfishness and immaturity. Luz, the main character, had NO characteristics. There was nothing about her to like or dislike. Luz didn't grow or change; nobody did, except for maybe vagabond number two, but she, see below, had nothing to do with the main storyline. And again, I kept expecting it to be something it was not, which made it hard for me to like it for what it was.

But that said, it had it's good qualities. The storyline was okay and moved along well. I liked that Luz picked up the other girls on her journey and took them to the next step in their own journeys, but their journeys, the things they sought for themselves, had little, no nothing, to do with theme of the book (...something about mothers I think). I liked the girls, but they detracted from the main story; they didn't add to it. And they made for a lot of unnecessary scenes, and also made me wonder why Luz thought it would be fitting for those girls, compete strangers to her dead grandmother, to write on and glue to and basically deface the box of ashes, which, let's face it, was a weird and kind of macabre character.

This was a nice clean read. In terms of content, it does mention that Luz sleeps with her boyfriend, but I would recommend it to anyone that has a mother. I've read several good reviews from people who think this book is fabulous, but for me it left more questions unanswered than it even knew it asked.(less)

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Aug 30, 2011 Gloria Bernal rated it 4 of 5 stars

In this original, beautifully told story of Luz and her journey to deliver her Grandmothers ashes, from Wisconsin via Texas onto Mexico, we also learn a lot about the creation and migration of butterflies, and the miracle that it is. In this character-driven novel we see the analogy in Luz's growth and transformation from a child to a woman. Even the obstacles she encounters bring out her strengths, and we are also witness to the transformation in the people she meets along the way, who are a vi...more In this original, beautifully told story of Luz and her journey to deliver her Grandmothers ashes, from Wisconsin via Texas onto Mexico, we also learn a lot about the creation and migration of butterflies, and the miracle that it is. In this character-driven novel we see the analogy in Luz's growth and transformation from a child to a woman. Even the obstacles she encounters bring out her strengths, and we are also witness to the transformation in the people she meets along the way, who are a vital part of this story and who end up being a part of her adventurous experience and her life.

I loved the journey in the old VW bug, affectionately named “El Toro” for it's gutsy durability. The characters all seemed very real and believable, and the reader is drawn into the excitement of experiencing the transformations and new experiences of each character, as well as the beauty of the migration of the Monarch butterfly.

Knowing the Spanish language as I do helped me enjoy it more. I love to read familial stories that revolve around Mexican kitchens (like ours), what's cooking, how the aromas fill up the kitchen with scents of spicy comfort food, making this read all the more yummy. However, I've never heard of anyone making tamales in the oven (they are always steamed). Maybe she was just warming them up :) ?

Although I and my family are all American born, our heritage goes back to Mexico several generations ago, and it was interesting to learn about the Day of The Dead, which is something I never knew or cared to know much about. This helped me to understand it better, but I think Monroe may lose some readers interest in this part, since it seems so superstitious, such as myths are. She does make it clear, however, how myths and folklore have thrived for generations in this region and are open to translation and faith in what one wants to believe. Even Abuela (the grandmother) adjusted the myth she told Luz about the "light of the world" to suit her needs. I did find it touching to read about Luz and her traveling companions creating offerings for her Abuela's grave-site on the Day of the Dead. After googling some of these locations she mentions in Michoacan, I found them described as Monroe writes it, and could easily envision the celebration and all of it, even the sanctuaries are shown on Monroe's website and on googling the monarch butterfly.

In my opinion, interest may wane from some of her readers in the scientific details about raising caterpillars/butterflies, short as it is (snippets, not pages) or about the folklore, but I thought it was just enough and well done. I enjoyed it, and found the read satisfying. I've liked all her works. Kudos to Monroe for all the research on this one and for putting us readers in the back seat looking over Luz's shoulder as she takes us on this lovely, purposeful journey in her old, orange VW bug.(less)

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Aug 05, 2011 EZRead eBookstore rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Traveling can be a great experience for growth by meeting new people and seeing new places. Interestingly, it felt as if I was awarded with these same effects after reading this book. Obviously, Luz benefits the most by traveling back to the roots she never really knew. But, I, as the reader, did not feel the fatigue of days of driving either.

Though I describe the book as a learning experience, I would not say it was didactic enough to compare to a classroom lecture. For one thing, I was anxious...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Anne rated it 5 of 5 stars

Luz Avilla’s beloved grandmother, Abuela, dies days after she has requested Luz to take a cross country road trip with her from their home in Milwaukee through San Antonio to their ancestral home in Mexico near the Sacred Circle where the Monarch butterfly ends its migration south in the fall. Luz decides to make the journey anyway and take Abuela’s ashes home. She takes the old, orange VW bug Abuela had purchased specifically for the trip. The journey follows the migration of the Monarch butter...more

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May 25, 2011 Alice rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just finished The Butterfly's Daughter by MARY ALICE MONROE and I enjoyed it very much. I thought the plot was original and refreshing, and this author's ability to tell a cohesive story of complex relationships never disappoints. I have to say, I enjoyed learning about the butterflies just as much as I enjoyed the story of Luz' journey of self-discovery. MONROE has a wonderful ability to create characters that bring out real emotion in the reader -- and kudos to her for celebrating the beauty o...more

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May 17, 2011 Nikki rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, not-so-trashy-trashy-novels, books-set-in-wisconsin, books-set-in-mexico

This is the second of Mary Alice Monroe's books I've read in quick succession, and in it I found many of the same themes as in the earlier The Beach House -- estrangement between a mother and daughter, the death of an elder, a pregnant girl fleeing an abusive boyfriend, and the healing found in caring for another species.

The protagonist of The Butterfly's Daughter, Luz Avila, is a young Latina who works in a Milwaukee foundry and lives with her grandmother, known in the neighborhood as "The Butt...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Kelly Konrad added it

A great book for a light read -- I guess my biggest issue is that you truly have to suspend reality to enjoy it. If you're into the serendipitous, it's the novel for you. The main character, Luz, is a young 20-something who has reluctantly resigned herself to fulfilling her grandmother's last request -- a cross-country trip to renew relationships with long-lost relatives. And, predictably, she finds herself along the way. My issues were with the various "situations" Luz finds herself in to prope...more

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May 08, 2011 Hattie rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Although I have finished The Butterfly's Daughter by MARY ALICE MONROE, I will never forget this novel. When I began the novel, I did not know my heart would become intertwined not only with the characters but also with the monarch butterflies' travels. Their journey is long and hazardous. Thankfully, each chapter starts with a heading about the butterflies. Mary Alice Monroe has chosen the most scintillating facts about the butterflies for people like me who are scientifically...more Mary Alice Monroe

Although I have finished The Butterfly's Daughter by MARY ALICE MONROE, I will never forget this novel. When I began the novel, I did not know my heart would become intertwined not only with the characters but also with the monarch butterflies' travels. Their journey is long and hazardous. Thankfully, each chapter starts with a heading about the butterflies. Mary Alice Monroe has chosen the most scintillating facts about the butterflies for people like me who are scientifically challenged. Those chapter headings always seemed to relate to the lives of the character: Abuela, Luz, Margaret, Stacie, Mariposa, Sully, Ofelia and even Serena, the chihuahua are on an "epic journey" of metamorphisis like the monarch butterflies. The monarchs have their powerful wings for travel and Luz has her Abuela's El Toro. El Toro is an orange VW. It is picked by Abuela, Luz's grandma. Abuela wants to go back home to the mountains of Mexico with Luz. She wants to take the time to share with Luz the many thoughts in her heart. The problem is can this beaten up orange thing on wheels take them that far.

Luz takes off in El Toro never realizing it would become a wild adventure. Really, no day is the same. No day is the same for the monarch butterflies either. As they travel, a monarch butterfly can become too cold, too hot, tattered and torn. Life is tough not just for humans but also, for these creatures who go through so many stages before becoming a beautiful butterfly. In Tia Maria's house there are aquariums where the caterpillar goes from one stage to the next stage.

I am glad Mary Alice Monroe chose to write about the monarch butterflies. Their life is like my life. I have constantly gone through changes just by living through infancy, the toddler stage, adolescence, young adulthood, middle age and onward. At each stage I have needed to come to grips with a new me. However, now I can think of the monarch. When I am tired from struggling to understand each stage, I can know that somewhere along the way there is a beautiful spiritual me being born. So I really related to Luz as she cried, forgave, laughed, loved and remembered.

"Luz sat in a window seat of the crowded plane and gazed out as she traveled north. It had been a tumultuous season of new relationships and goodbyes."

This is a bittersweet novel. I did not like how all the situations were handled in Luz's life. I did not like all the people. I almost despised Mariposa for something she did up in the mountains of Mexico with the ofrenda made by Luz and her friends. I was afraid that Mary Alice Monroe would just sweep it under the rug by making it just a little misunderstanding between Mariposa and Luz. To my satisfaction the author made the scenes very real. Luz acted just the way I would have acted if Mariposa had done what she did to me. Mariposa has been through many hells in her life. So, she's rough around the edges. Often, her actions seem very selfish. While learning about her and watching how she acted and had acted in life, I realized it is really hard to forgive people. However, life is a circle that must become complete before I can feel complete. Plus, I can never throw away family. Our ancestors, our roots, are what makes me feel more than just a shadow on this earth. My family gives me purpose. So, it is important to work through the rough spots.

I can only end by writing that THE BUTTERFLY'S DAUGHTER is ripe with meaning and very poignant. I do have one new goal for my life's list. I would like to travel to the mountains of Mexico to see the sky "explode in orange glitter" with monarch butterflies. (less)

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May 01, 2011 Jackie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Well, it's been awhile since I picked up a book in the morning and had finished it by the evening, but that's exactly what happened today. "The Butterfly's Daughter" is a fast read, but still one that had me tearing up at regular intervals. The book weaves together discussion of mother-daughter relationships, family, entomology, Chicano culture, estrangement and addiction with remarkable fluidity. When I first read the synopsis, I thought that having characters coming in and out of the story lin...more

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May 03, 2011 Mary (BookHounds) rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Luz lives with her grandmother after her mother, Mariposa, dies in Wisconsin. Her grandmother of Mexican descent tries to teach Luz the meaning of life through the folklore of Mexico, but when her grandmother dies suddenly, Luz loses her center and embarks on a trip of a lifetime to take her grandmother's ashes back to Mexico and the sanctuary where the Monarch butterfly winters. The trip is a self discovery for Luz and the three women she meets along the way. Her grandmother has purchased an ol...more Luz lives with her grandmother after her mother, Mariposa, dies in Wisconsin. Her grandmother of Mexican descent tries to teach Luz the meaning of life through the folklore of Mexico, but when her grandmother dies suddenly, Luz loses her center and embarks on a trip of a lifetime to take her grandmother's ashes back to Mexico and the sanctuary where the Monarch butterfly winters. The trip is a self discovery for Luz and the three women she meets along the way. Her grandmother has purchased an old orange VW to take a trip to visit relatives, but they always put off because of no money. Now Luz is forced to follow through and the trip ends up being a changing point in her life.

She leaves her boyfriend, Sully, behind and the car breaks down. While it is being fixed, she temps at a restaurant, where she meets Ofelia who is pregnant. When Ofelia is beaten by her boyfriend, Luz convinces her to leave and they go on to visit Ofelia's mother where Ofelia and her dog can stay until the baby is born. When they reach the nursery where Ofelia's mother worked and discover she is gone, Ofelia goes into labor and stays with the nursery owner and Luz picks up a new traveler, Margaret, the uptight nursery manager who always had plans to visit the butterfly sanctuary. Their next stop leads them to a camp ground where they meet Stacie, a free spirit who adds to the mix and directs them to Austin and their next stop.Stacie brings her own kind of magic to Luz's self discovery trip. She teaches both Margaret and Luz that they should enjoy life and take it as it comes.

The final step in Luz's journey is when she meets her mother's family and there a startling discovery is made that makes Luz rethink her whole history. The news Luz receives is a life changing event that you need to read about--sorry no spoiler here! Luz does make the trek to the butterfly sanctuary and grows immensely. I just loved the descriptions and how the author related self discovery to the different stages of a butterfly's life cycle. Each chapter starts with a description of the life cycle and you can just imagine how Luz felt with each step of her journey with some remarkable women that she meets along the way, each of them goddesses like the folklore tales she grew up with.

I live on the western coastal trail of the Monarch's migration and they are just starting their trek home. The day I received this book in the mail, I saw my first Monarch of the season. I had such a amazing feeling of hope that only progressed as I read the book. I have some milkweed plants and I will plant more to see if I can get the Monarchs to stay in my yard, but because the route is also a bird migration route, the eggs don't last long here as the birds gobble them up. This is truly an inspiring tale of new beginnings and wonderful way to look at your own surroundings in that you can be reborn like a butterfly.
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Sep 18, 2011 Jackie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-fiction, adventure, bugs, courage, friday-night-book-club, friendship, gardening, grief, mexico, relationships, self-reliance, strong-female-character, ecology

When 21 year-old Luz's beloved abuela dies suddenly, she is distraught, yet determined to bring her ashes back to the tiny village in Mexico where she was born. Chugging along in an old orange VW bug which runs more on a wing and prayer than fuel, she shares her journey with three strong, yet decidedly different women...Margaret, a thirty-something woman who is struggling to find a way back to her passion, Stacie, a star-struck Southern girl, and Ofelia, a pregnant teenager running from an abusi...more

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May 05, 2011 Cathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

I was happy to receive this book as my first First Reads Giveaway. The author was unknown to me but I looked forward to the story and the themes involving self discovery, relationships and personal growth. I also love most any book with a Mexican/Latin focus as well.

The story centers on Luz and her journey from Milwaukee to Mexico to return with her grandmother's ashes and to meet her extended family. The trip is filled with ups and downs with interesting experiences and people along the way.

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Apr 30, 2011 Sue rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Butterfly’s Daughter is a story about family, the fragility of relationships and the courage to invite change. To honor her grandmother, Luz Avila embarks on a journey that will permit her to discover more about herself and the family secrets that have defined her life. As she finds her way to her family’s beginnings, she is also tracing the annual migration route of the monarch butterflies¬—which have meant so much to Luz and her grandmother. The blending of this natural wonder with Luz’s s...more

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Sep 03, 2011 Vivian rated it 1 of 5 stars

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. I...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Connie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Luz's grandmother has told her magical tales of "las mariposas", the monarch butterflies that fly more than two thousand miles from the nothern United States to central Mexico. When her "abuela" dies, Luz starts on a similiar journey to fulfill her grandmother's wish to have her ashes returned to that same area of Mexico.

Each chapter has a heading telling the reader something about the fascinating life cycle and migration of the monarchs. As Luz makes her trip in an old VW Bug, this twenty year...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Arsala rated it 4 of 5 stars

So I'm a huge fan of monarch butterflies, ever since I saw that BBC documentary, "Life." I even went to go see them in Pacific Grove, one of their stops on their migration route to Mexico. They're pretty fascinating creatures! So, naturally, I already had a positive inclination towards this book when I read the excerpt. It's not a spectacular awe-inspiring story by any means, but it's still a good solid read about a young woman who goes through a transformation... just like a butterfly :) The wo...more

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Nov 04, 2012 Pat rated it 3 of 5 stars

I would give this book 3 and half stars.

The story is about a young woman's journey to take her grandmother's ashes home to Mexico. Luz's mother is dead and her father is a runaway. Her mother was Mexican and her father German. Raised by her Mexican grandmother; Abuelo; in Minnesota, Luz knows none of her extended family and cannot speak the language of her Abuelo. Along her journey Luz meets and ends up traveling with a few other "lost" women. Each seeking their own rebirth and finding of their...more

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Aug 03, 2011 EZRead eBookstore rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jun 09, 2011 Rachel rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Going into this, I was a little skeptical. Looking back, I can't imagine why. The Butterfly's Daughter was a sweet story of family, loss, and love. It took me longer to get through than I expected, mainly because I felt the story was meant to be read slowly. It wasn't a super fast paced novel, but more a slowly unfolding story.
Luz, the main character, is taking her grandmother's ashes to San Antonio to find her aunt and then continue on to Mexico, taking h...more

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May 14, 2011 Gaby rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit

Mary Alice Monroe's latest novel, The Butterfly's Daughter, is a book about friendship, family and self-discovery. Luz is determined to fulfill her promise to go to her grandmother's village in Mexico to see the place where the monarch butterflies journey every year. This task is a pilgrimage for Luz and it's a final tribute to the woman who raised her. As Luz encounters problems on her way to Mexico, she handles them best she can. Her openness and generosity lead to unexpected friendships.
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Jan 31, 2013 Ellerina rated it 4 of 5 stars

The book was really great. I loved how simple it was written. Yes, the author is not the best, there were moments, especially in the first half of the book, when I was even annoyed by the weak writing but somehow she managed to get my eyes off her writing skills and look into the story. I could really relate to the characters, especially Luz. Her inside pain because of her lost, her doubt in her love and the growing up she managed to do during the whole story.
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May 13, 2013 Katie Kinsey rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: done

LOVED THIS BOOK! I love Mary Alice Monroe and I thought The Beach House was my favorite, this is a very close runner up. I enjoy that she adds a factual note at the beginning of each chapter. There were parts that I was upset with in the relationships but they only enhanced the bond.

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Jun 10, 2011 Maureen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I absolutely LOVED this book! I am a Mary Alice Monroe fan. I started out by reading Time is a River and loved that one so much that I decided to read all of her books. I was fortunate enough to receive this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Thank you Simon and Schuster and Goodreads! This is a story of female relationships, particularly mother-daughter relationships. This book spoke to me. The characters were very real. I love butterflies, so their presence and importance in this novel certainly ad...more

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Sep 12, 2011 Teresia rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Loved this book! I have always been fascinated by the life cycle of the butterfly. This book is about new beginnings and self discovery along the way. The growth of the characters through life's twist and turns is likened to the transformation of the butterfly before it comes into it's full beauty and reaches it's potential. If the butterfly did not go into the darkness of it's self woven cocoon, it would never be transformed into an entirely different being, a new vibrant, colorful body complet...more

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May 09, 2011 Yvonne rated it 4 of 5 stars

A voyage of self-discovery, The Butterfly’s 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 Monarch’s migration route, with her grandmother’s 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 transfo...more

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New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe found her true calling in environmental fiction when she moved to coastal South Carolina. Already a successful author, she was captivated by the beauty and fragility of her new home. Her experiences living in the midst of a habitat that was quickly changing gave her a strong and important focus for her books.

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