The novel begins with the recollections of Dede, the fourth and surviving sister, who fears abandoning her routines and her husband to join the movement. Alvarez breathes life into these historical figures-known as "las mariposas," or "the butterflies," in the underground-as she imagines their teenage years, their gradual involvement with the revolution, and their terror as their dissentience is uncovered.Īlvarez's controlled writing perfectly captures the mounting tension as "the butterflies" near their horrific end. A skillful blend of fact and fiction, In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government. Set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960, this extraordinary novel tells the story the Mirabal sisters, three young wives and mothers who are assassinated after visiting their jailed husbands.įrom the author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents comes this tale of courage and sisterhood set in the Dominican Republic during the rise of the Trujillo dictatorship.
Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9781565129764.
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