Synopses & Reviews
One tragic night, Bobbie Lee's life unraveled in a single moment. But what if her perception of the past is based on a lie?
In clear, luminous prose, Marcia Preston brings readers the story of three women, connected by friendship, family secrets and a single moment that binds them together forever.
As a child, Bobbie Lee found refuge from her lonely life at her best friend's house. Rockhaven was a place of magic, colored by the butterflies that Cincy Jaines's mother, Lenora, studied. Here Bobbie found the mothering she longed for and a friend with whom to share her secrets. Her friendship with Cincy and Lenora was the compass by which she navigated the changes of adolescence. But when the tangled intimacies between them began to unravel, Rockhaven became a place of unspeakable tragedy. Now, a decade later, the long shadows of that night continue to haunt Bobbie, despite her attempts to hide from the past. And when a stranger with ties to Lenora and Cincy arrives at her doorstep, she is forces to confront the memories she has tried to avoid. And as the dark secret at the heart of the tragedy slowly emerges, Bobbie begins to discover a future of possibilities.
Review
"Marcia Preston tackles tough topics with elegance and empathy. The Butterfly House is a beautifully written, gripping novel." (Bonnie Hearn Hill, author of Killer Body)
Synopsis
As a child, Bobbie Lee found refuge from her lonely life at her best friend's house. Rockhaven was a place of magic, colored by the butterflies that Cincy Jaines's mother, Lenora, studied. Her friendship with Cincy and Lenora was the compass by which she navigated the changes of adolescence. But when the tangled intimacies between them began to unravel, Rockhaven became a place of unspeakable tragedy. A decade later, a stranger with ties to the past arrives, and Bobbie must confront the dark secret at the heart of the tragedy.
Synopsis
The Butterfly House by Marcia Preston released on Dec 21, 2004 is available now for purchase.
Synopsis
- Marcia Preston is the author of Perhaps She'll Die, a mystery novel published in hardcover by Intrigue Press and reissued in paperback by Worldwide Mystery Library.
- Preston's elegant prose style results in a "lit-lite" type of editorial.
- Preston currently edits and publishes Byline, a small press trade magazine for writers.
- She lives with her husband beside a creek in central Oklahoma.
About the Author
Marcia Preston is the author of the critically acclaimed series of mysteries featuring Chantalene Morrell. Twice nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark award for suspense fiction, she is the winner of the Oklahoma Writers' Federation's Best Book of Fiction for 2001. The Butterfly House represents a departure from her mysteries series into women's fiction. Ms. Preston lives in Edmond, Oklahoma.