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The butterfly's daughter [LP]

Following the migrating monarchs across the United States to Mexico, Luz Avila arrives in San Antonio to find her aunt and meets her mother, who she had always believed dead. Now Luz must face her mother's reappearance in her life and get her grandmother's ashes to Mexico for the Day of the Dead.

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Main Author: Monroe, Mary Alice
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Monarch butterfly > Migration > Fiction.
Voyages and travels > Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Road fiction.
Large print books.
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Summary:Following the migrating monarchs across the United States to Mexico, Luz Avila arrives in San Antonio to find her aunt and meets her mother, who she had always believed dead. Now Luz must face her mother's reappearance in her life and get her grandmother's ashes to Mexico for the Day of the Dead.
Physical Description:571 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781410439499
1410439496
Author Notes:Mary Alice Monroe began her writing career studying journalism and writing nonfiction and for newspapers for hire. She began studying Asian culture after a trip to Japan with her husband and was later awarded a fellowship, became bilingual in Japanese and earned her master's degree. She has helped establish a government-funded English as a Second Language program for Southeast Asian refugees. Monroe has also co-authored an English-language survival text.

Monroe wrote her first novel while confined to bed rest for her final months of pregnancy. Her book The Long Road Home made the New York Times bestseller list for 2010. She is now known primarily for her fiction work which is heavily influenced by her move to South Carolina's Lowcountry. Monroe enjoys nature and is involved with several environmental groups, including the board of the South Carolina Aquarium.

Monroe lives with her family on a barrier island off South Carolina.


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