Oct 25, 2010
In the Time of the Butterflies was recommended to me by several of my Latino patrons. Since it sounded like a very interesting book, I decided to make it a Fall book group selection for the Edgerton Book Ends in order to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month as well as in honor of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25), declared by the United Nations as a tribute to the Mirabal sisters (the Butterflies) and their fight for freedom.
In In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez introduces American readers to the story of the Mirabal sisters, Dominican