- 2013
- year of publication
- 1
- pages
- English (United Kingdom)
- language
- Softcover
- cover
- Publisher
- maclehose_press
- ISBN-13
- 978-08-5738-639-7
- EAN
- 9780857386397
- Publication date
- 2013-01-03
- Book
- Sanctuary Line · 2 editions
About the book
Solitary, nostalgic Liz Crane returns to her family's now-deserted farmhouse to study the migratory habits of the Monarch butterfly. A rich family history - all the anecdotes and blarney of successful Irish immigrants - is now tainted with sadness. Her cousin Amanda, a gifted military strategist, has been killed in Afghanistan, a loss foreshadowed by the earlier disappearance of her charismatic father. Reflecting on the fragility and transcience of human life and relations - mirrored in the Monarchs' restless flight - Liz finds that love is there to be found where you least expect it.

