The Butterfly House - Preston

Note : 4 The Butterfly house : a wonderful read

par aliclaire0 (Voir ses avis) le 10/11/2012

"I was fifteen when my mother finally told me the truth about my father. She didn't mean to. She meant to keep it a secret forever. If she'd succeeded it might have saved us all."
Roberta (Bobbie) and Cynthia (Cincy) are destined to be best friends forever. They have a lot in common as both of their fathers are missing. Bobbie finds it difficult to cope with her depressed, alcoholic mother so she spends much of time at Cincy's house. Cincy's mother, Lenora, keeps beautiful rare butterflies in her sunporch. Lenora is everything that Bobbie wishes her own mother could be. As she spends more time with Lenora and Cincy, Bobbie begins to feel like their house is more her home than her own, until one night something happens that will change all of their lives forever
About a decade later, a hauntingly familiar stranger turns up on Bobbie's doorstep, forcing her to begin a journey back to her childhood. Is she really ready to find out the truth about what happened to her, her best friend and their mothers that tragic night all those years ago?
My review : this novel is so well written and flows brilliantly. It is partly written in the present day and partly the past and it is written in first person (from Bobbie's point of view). I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read an emotive, well thought out, beautifully written yet sometimes sinister novel about mother- daughter relationships, friendships, lies and self-discovery.