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Butterfly's Daughter
Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
11 posts | 8 read | 6 to read
Four very different women embark on a transformational journey that follows the migrating monarchs across the United States to Mexico. The story begins when Luz Avila's grandmother, the local butterfly lady, purchases an old, orange VW bug for a road trip home to Mexico. When she unexpectedly dies, Luz is inspired to take her grandmother's ashes home. In the manner of the Aztec myth of the goddess who brings light to the world, Luz attracts a collection of lost women, each seeking change in their lives. The Mexican people believe the monarchs are the spirits of the recently departed and Luz taps into ancient rituals and myths as she follows the spectacular, glittering river of orange monarchs in the sky to home.
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PaperbackPirate
The Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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This is my favorite book read in November!

😎 Read this and take a virtual road trip in a VW Bug 🦋

#12BooksOf2021
@Andrew65

Andrew65 This looks good, stacked. 2y
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PaperbackPirate
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🦋 I loved this fictional story of a young woman‘s journey to bring her abuela‘s ashes to Mexico for Day of the Dead as it coincides w/ the monarch‘s migration there for winter.
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
🌳 This author incorporates environmental issues in her novels, so I will definitely be reading more by her.
🖊 I love buying used, & felt honored to add my initials to the group that read this copy. I‘ll be the last for awhile bc it‘s a keeper!
#NovelNovember

kamoorephoto This is so cool! 2y
PaperbackPirate @kamoorephoto It was a welcome surprise! 💙 2y
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PaperbackPirate
The Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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#NovelNovember update! I‘m on p. 232/382. I am loving this story, and it‘s the perfect time of year to read it as the monarchs wrap up their migration irl.
🦋 My new goal is to finish before Saturday, but 🤷🏼‍♀️⏳
🦋 I hope your Readathon is going well @Andrew65 !

Andrew65 Doing great. 👏👏👏 My Readathon has stalled slightly with the work week, but ticking along. 2y
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PaperbackPirate
The Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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🦋 My goal is to read the tagged book by the 21st. I‘ve already read 48 pages since midnight, only 326 to go!

🍁 Thank you for hosting #NovelNovember @Andrew65 !

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, good luck 😊👍 2y
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EchoLogical
Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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Back at it with the crafting... Making butterfly wings for The Kid's Halloween costume. She wanted to be a butterfly like me... So I'll be making my own wings after I finish hers. 😂😂😂

#beautifulbutterflies #costumes #halloween #luckykid #twinsies

Bookzombie Cute! 6y
EchoLogical @Bookzombie Thanks 😆 6y
Bookzombie @EchoLogical One year I made a cupcake costume for myself. That was a lot of work. I can‘t imagine making two costumes. 6y
EchoLogical @Bookzombie Oh wow! I definitely couldn't handle one cupcake costume, let alone two. I'm only making wings and antennae headbands. I challenge myself to make the cheapest and easiest costumes every year. 😂 6y
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Mommamanzi
Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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@Tamra my dad built this garden, the littles have planted everything in it. All plants in it attract Florida butterflies. We also got to learn about bees and pollination with the pink flowers. They started as only two small plants and kind of took over. But we both know they will all help with veggies as well! 🙂

Tamra Adorable! 6y
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Eggs
The Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. *Maya Angelou
A journey from Milwaukee to the mountains of Mexico to honor Abuela and the monarchs: coming of age, metamorphoses, separating past from present, the cycle of life.

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Eggs
The Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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Dinner!! Egg and veggie strata with pesto and homemade bread😊😊

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rachelm
Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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In the garden today! 😍

britt_brooke Beautiful! 🦋 7y
BookishFeminist 🦋✨!! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful!! I love butterflies 🦋 7y
Christine Wow! 💙 7y
RealBooks4ever Fantastic! 💜 7y
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BlenderOfTeasNerdOfBooks
Butterfly's Daughter | Mary Alice Monroe
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This book takes you on a path of spiritual awakening and coming of age. It blows you away with the way Mary Alice Monroe uses a butterfly to mark the stages of transformation Luz (the main character) goes through on her journey to self learning.