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Black Butterflies (2012)

by Sara Alexi(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Onero

series

The Greek Village Series

review 1: Very disappointed with this book. I had really enjoyed the first in the series (The Illegal Gardener) so was looking forward to revisiting the Greek village. However I found this second book incredibly slow. Alright, I understand that it is character driven, but there was little to hook my interest. I skimmed the last third or so just to see what happened. I will try the next in the series to see if the stories pick up again.
review 2: Marina is a middle-aged widow who, by accident, took over her late husband's shady business after his passing. She turned it into a successful shop which ensured her a modest living on mainland Greece. Her life was normal, predictable for more than twenty years, until her youngest daughter, Eleni, decided to join an island ... morepolice team and settle there with her lover. Her oldest daughter, Artemis, was already married, living in Athens. Marina lived on the same island, thirty five years ago, and suddenly had to face her own dark secrets in an effort to prevent disaster for her daughter. She was forced to secretly return there and seek answers to the question that prevented her from maintaining normal relationships with the people around her. The road to healing and bonding was difficult and long, the challenges immense.Comments: It is a quiet, laid-back book, which reads easily and ends on a positive note. Well-written and plotted. It is a beautiful love story between mother and child. It is not a chic lit book, but definitely a gentle, endearing insight into the psyche of loves lost and found, with two unexpected surprises waiting upon the reader. The Greek islands is so well defined, both physically and culturally. I really enjoyed this relaxing, light-read with its deeper under-layers. The writing style is very much similar to Maeve Binchy.I enjoyed the experience. less

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