by JaneUrquhart (Author)
Solitary, nostalgic Liz Crane returns to her family's now-deserted farmhouse to study the migratory habits of the Monarch butterfly. A rich family history - all the anecdotes and blarney of successful Irish immigrants - is now tainted with sadness. Her cousin Amanda, a gifted military strategist, has been killed in Afghanistan, a loss foreshadowed by the earlier disappearance of her charismatic father. Reflecting on the fragility and transcience of human life and relations - mirrored in the Monarchs' restless flight - Liz finds that love is there to be found where you least expect it.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: MacLehose Press
Published: 03 Jan 2013
ISBN 10: 0857386395
ISBN 13: 9780857386397
Prizes: Long-listed for Scotiabank Giller Prize 2010.