In the Time of the Butterflies
by Julia Alvarez
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Author: Julia AlvarezEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-08-01
ISBN: 0452274427
Number of pages: 325
Publisher: Plume
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Book Review: "Thou art strong and great, a hero."
Summary: 5 Stars
My sister-in-law bought this as a gift for me years ago and it ended up being one of my top 5 favorite novels of all time.
"In the Time of the Butterflies" is the true story of 4 sisters living in the Dominican Republic during the reign of the dictator Rafael Trujillo ("El Jefe"). Trujillo's reign was incredibly violent and he took personal pleasure in using fear and torture to achieve his political gains.
The 4 Mirabal sisters ("Las Miraposas") took on enormous personal risks in engaging in a systematic, underground movement to undermine Trujillo's dictatorship. Sadly, the Mirabals were caught for their involvement in the movement and 3 of the sisters were murdered in 1960, one year before Trujillo himself was assassinated. The remaining sister still lives in the Dominican Republic, where she tends to a museum that memorializes her sisters.
Julia Alvarez presents this incredible story of the Mirabal sisters with an amazing aptitude for language and a meticulous attention to detail. The book is very well researched and Ms. Alvarez does an awe-inspiring job of weaving historical fact into the narrative while maintaining a story rich with character and feeling.
I highly recommend this novel to anyone interested in these extraordinary, courageous women and, in reading their story, you will pay homage to the considerable risks they took to protect their country and their people.
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