The Butterfly Box
by Santa Montefiore
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Federica Campione adores her father. No matter that Ramon, a distinguished traveller and writer, spends months away from their home on the exotic Chilean coast; as soon as he's back, his daughter has eyes for no one but him. When he gives her a magical box from Peru she believes he will always be there for her. Devastated when her parents' marriage falls apart, Federica is forced to set up home in Cornwall with her mother - the butterfly box is the only part of her beloved father she is able show more to take with her to sustain her during painful times. Embraced by the eccentric Appleby family, she loses her heart to their son Sam, who barely notices the little girl until it is too late. As she grows to womanhood, Federica attempts to recapture that long-forgotten sense of security in the arms of the debonair Torquil Jensen. From the sanctuary of a seemingly perfect marriage, she embarks on a painful journey of self-discovery. It takes Federica years of heartbreak to escape her gilded cage and learn the true lesson of the butterfly box. show lessTags
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Dit is een heel mooi en liefdevol verhaal. Ik heb er echt van genoten, hoewel ik meerdere keren de hoofdpersonen eens flink vermanend zou willen toespreken. Dit is mijn eerst boek van Santa Montefiore, maar ik ga zeker meer van haar lezen.
Picked up randomly at a bookcrossing meeting - I wanted to read something I normally wouldn't. I thought it was going to be Literature and didn't realize it was meant to be light fiction. So, I really didn't read it in the right frame of mind. I blame myself, instead of the book, for not much liking it - assuming that I missed Artistic Insights or other stuff of *L*iterary merit. (I probably wasn't.)
(reviewed when read, Nov. 2009... minor edits for clarity, June 2014)
(reviewed when read, Nov. 2009... minor edits for clarity, June 2014)
Ik vond het erg laat op gang komen maar dat maakte het het halverwege weer goed,en kan ik niet anders zeggen dat het een erg mooi verhaal is.
Een heerlijk boek om te lezen als je in een leesdipje zit of je even niet kunt concentreren op ingewikkelde leesstof. Lekker zwijmelen op de bank met af en toe een traantje.
Nov 3, 2011Dutch
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Santa Montefiore was born in 1970 in England. She read Soanish ans Italian at Exeter University. After a year teaching English on an Argentine estancia, she spent most of the nineties in Buenos Aires. She has written several novels including The Butterfly Box and The Sea of Lost Love. She also writes the series Deverill Chronicles and Royal show more Rabbits of London. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Butterfly Box
- Original title
- The Butterfly Box
- Original publication date
- 2002
- People/Characters*
- Federica Campione; Helena Campione; Ramon Campione; Hal Campione; Toby Trebeka; Polly Trebeka (show all 11); Jake Trebeka; Julian Fable; Mariana Campione; Ignacio Campione; Estella
- Important places*
- Chili; Cornwall, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Dedication*
- Voor mijn ouders
- First words*
- Federica werd wakker in een andere wereld.
- Quotations*
- De liefde geeft enkel zichzelf en put slechts uit haar eigen bron.
Ze weet niet van bezitten en wil evenmin in bezit genomen worden,
Want zij heeft genoeg aan zichzelf.
Kahlil Gibran, De profeet - Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Even bleef hij zitten, alsof hij stilzwijgend met haar communiceerde, maar vervolgens spreidde hij zijn vleugels en fladderde de lucht in om in het zonlicht te verdwijnen.
- Disambiguation notice
- Do not combine 'The Butterfly Box / Last Voyage of the Valentina' with 'The Butterfly Box'.
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
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