Discusses the poetic prose, transformation across three generations, and the butterfly as a metaphor for self-discovery.
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The Butterfly Ball
A Nashville girl finds a connection with butterflies and nature as she navigates trauma and healing. Content note: sexual assault and family trauma.
2013 Inspirational Award Winner, as listed on the original author site
ISBN 9780977813056
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Between
the covers.
The story follows three generations of a Nashville family. Butterflies become a metaphor for changing perception and finding freedom after trauma. This is fiction, with sensitive themes involving sexual assault and family abuse.
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READERS’ PERSPECTIVES
Another pair
of eyes.
Review summaries with the original names and dates.
Focuses on Doris Baker Hartley’s changing perspective and the family’s resilience.
WriterByNature
October 18, 2012Highlights the story’s unsentimental treatment of difficult experiences and the role of perception in finding meaning.
Kathleen Jacoby
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