To keep a devastating family secret from being revealed, a young
mother's desperate lies could end up destroying everything, and
everyone, she loves. The Memory of Butterflies is a poignant story of
family and forgiveness--of knowing when to let go and when to hold each
other close.
Hannah Cooper's daughter is leaving for college soon. The change is
bittersweet. A single mother since the age of eighteen, Hannah isn't
eager to confront the pain of being alone, but she's determined not to
let her own hang-ups keep Ellen from the future she deserves. As Ellen's
high school graduation approaches, Hannah decides it's time to return to
her roots in Cooper's Hollow along Virginia's beautiful and rustic Cub
Creek.
With the help of longtime friend Roger Westray, Hannah devotes her
energies to building a new house on the site of the old family home,
destroyed in a fire more than a decade ago. But Hannah's entire adult
life has revolved around one very big secret. And her new beginning
comes with unanticipated risks that will cost her far more than she
could have imagined--perhaps more than she can survive.
When a confrontation forces Hannah to expose her secret, the truth may
destroy her beloved daughter. Hannah is prepared to sacrifice everything
to protect her family, but can their lives and their bond withstand the
seismic shift that's coming?
