The Butterfly House

This is our book this month, and on the whole I enjoyed the book, it was well written, the descriptions of the locations, (Canada and the North American border) are very evocative, and the relationships between the women slowly unfolds in the book. I think the story tells us how love can actually be a destructive force in relationships, as it is love that seems to destroy and affect all the characters, from Bobbie the main character, who seems to have been left emotionally wrecked by an event in her childhood, to her mother Ruth, who's husband left because he was in love with her brother, in fact each character suffers because of loving someone!

This book is a strong contrast to the usual upsides of love, Bobbie is so emotionally crippled by her past, she is unable to love her husband, who in turn is hurt by her inability!

I think it would have been nice to have at least one character who benefits from love, but it just doesn't happen.

I enjoyed the writing, the story was gentle, but left me feeling just a little sad. It would be interesting to read something different by the same Author to see if they are able to write something more uplifting! Worth a read as it is not particularly long!