The Butterfly Cabinet: A Novel
by:
Bernie McGill (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781451611595 (1451611595)
ASIN: 1451611595
Publish date: 2011-07-26
Publisher: Free Press
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Irish Literature,
Mystery,
Ireland,
Historical Mystery,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Gothic,
Fiction,
Historical
I wanted to love this story, I really did. It seemed to have all of the required elements of the type of story that can really suck you in and keep you turning pages. A death of a child that is based on true events, the hint of secrets to be revealed, the telling from two viewpoints, that of the ...
I had never read this author before but once I picked up this book I was hooked! It is a tragic tale about a mother who accidently kills one of her children trying to teach her a lesson. The story is told by two people. The mother and the nanny. I hated the mother but at times caught myself feeling...
This was much more powerful than I expected. The synopsis says that it is haunting and that is an understatement.