In the time of the butterflies

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 ex...

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Main Author: Alvarez, Julia
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Algonquin Books, 2011.
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