The Golden Butterfly

by Anita Burgh

Juniper Boscar is beautiful, spoiled and fabulously rich—a charming yet dangerous "golden butterfly." She captivates everyone she meets, yet leaves only heartbreak and destruction in her wake. One of those drawn to her is Polly Frobisher, the gentle but determined daughter of an actress, and custodian of the azure bowl. Then there is Alice Tregowan, the Cornish mine-owner’s daughter, whose own daughter, Grace, is destroyed by obsessional love. From the rugged beauty of Cornwall to the genteel estates of East Coast America and the terrors of war-torn France, The Golden Butterfly is the compelling second volume of the Daughters of a Granite Land trilogy.

528 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1990

About the author

Anita Burgh was born in Kent. She began to write in her late forties and was first published at the age of 50. She has subsequently had 23 novels published, numerous articles and short stories. Her themes are those of class, rejection and wealth. She writes books set in the modern world but also historical novels set in Victorian and Edwardian times – her latest being The Cresswell Inheritance trilogy. She has been a member of the RNA for many years, was a committee member and has been short-listed for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year award. Now in her 70s, she enjoys teaching and mentoring others who are, as yet, unpublished. She continues to write novels, proving that authors never retire.

Reviews

[Abby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genuinely so glad I finally finished this book. I’ve been postponing it forever, but it’s only because it’s so boring at times and the women here are so unsufferable. The men are too, but it’s expected. The women just had no backbone and couldn’t stand up for themselves and it was actually just a cycle that just wouldn’t get broken. I love the first book it had themes of friendship and a strong girl bond, but this was kind of the opposite. There was friendship, but it was more like a repeating of cycles, bad cycles. And to know that Alice’s daughter of all people was the biggest bird was so disappointing not that her mom was smart with men, but I expected the daughter to be a little bit smarter and that just did not turn out to be the case😭 like this girl genuinely died because she cared more about that man than her own self like I don’t feel bad for her because you must hate yourself so much If you let it get that bad. I genuinely suffered through this book and unfortunately it’s mid compared to the first one🤷‍♀️

[Jane Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

2nd book of a trilogy so will review all 3 after the third one.