In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez with Melanie Martinez (Narrator), Noemi De La Puente (Narrator), Bianca Carnacho (Narrator), Alma Cuervo (Narrator)

13 hours, 20 minutes first pub 1994 (view editions)

fiction classics historical emotional informative medium-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate emotionally charged, historical narratives that explore themes of family resilience and political resistance.

Step-by-Step Explanation:
1. Identify Key Elements: The book has historical and classic genres, emotional and informative moods, and themes like dictatorship, sisterhood, revolution.
2. Avoid Restating Genres/Moods: Instead of saying "historical," focus on the why ("political resistance").
3. Connect to Reader Interests: Link "family resilience" (themes) and "political resistance" (themes/dictatorship) to general reader traits (resonance with family, politics).
4. Stay General: Avoid specifics (e.g., "Dominican Republic"), keeping it broadly applicable.

Description

A fictional account of the young lives of Mirabal sisters Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa, otherwise known in the Dominican Republic as Las Mariposas, describes their suffering and martyrdom in the last days of the Trujillo dictatorship. 

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