- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (6 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340898070
- ISBN-13: 978-0340898079
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 291,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Santa Montefiore's involving and dramatic novel The Butterfly Box opens in Vina del Mar, Chile, in the sweltering summer of 1982. Frederica is six years old and adores her father Ramon. He is a charismatic, good-looking adventurer who is due home after a long sojourn abroad. Frederica struggles to contain her excitement. Her mother, Helena, travelled with the glamorous Ramon Campione in the heady early days of their relationship; Ramon, a writer and photographer, travels the world and has sacrificed his family for his work. Over the years of growing disillusionment with their relationship, Helena endures his long absences waiting with the children in Chile. On his return, Ramon brings Frederica a gift: a magical box containing coruscating crystals in the form of a beautiful butterfly. According to legend, the butterfly once belonged to an Inca princess. Helena abandons her husband and returns to Cornwall with the children, and the Butterfly Box is now Frederica's sole connection with her past and her father. In Cornwall, Frederica grows up and falls in love with Sam Appleby and, later, the saturnine and charming Torquil Jensen. The lacerating relationship that follows forces her into a punishing voyage of self-discovery during which she learns the true lesson of the Butterfly Box.
Her first novel Meet Me Under the Ombu Tree established Santa Montefiore as a writer of elegance and craftsmanship working within the popular form of the romantic novel. So many novels in the genre are written in leaden-footed prose that it's a genuine revelation to find a writer as gifted as this. The Butterfly Box is couched in language that is always affecting, always truthful--even when saga conventions kick in. Few tales of love and loss exert such an emotional pull as this one. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Absorbing.' (Vogue )
'Thoroughly readable . . . with old-fashioned romance' (Evening Standard )
'Refreshing . . . imagination, charm and delicacy. Santa is the new Rosamunde Pilcher. Delightfully written.' (Daily Mail )
'This is a good, old-fashioned saga with all the classic ingredients. Federica has genuine pathos and charm, and those qualities permeate the whole book . . . engaging and charming.' (Penny Vincenzi, Mail on Sunday )
'a kaleidoscope of eccentric, vibrant characters' (Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Sunday Independent )
'A story told across continents, with grand themes and strong emotions.' (Yorkshire Evening Post )
'Thoroughly readable . . . with old-fashioned romance' (Evening Standard )
'Refreshing . . . imagination, charm and delicacy. Santa is the new Rosamunde Pilcher. Delightfully written.' (Daily Mail )
'This is a good, old-fashioned saga with all the classic ingredients. Federica has genuine pathos and charm, and those qualities permeate the whole book . . . engaging and charming.' (Penny Vincenzi, Mail on Sunday )
'a kaleidoscope of eccentric, vibrant characters' (Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Sunday Independent )
'A story told across continents, with grand themes and strong emotions.' (Yorkshire Evening Post )
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book took up extensive space in my hand luggage, but was the ideal and perfect in-flight reading and I manage to read the majority of it on my flight to the States and my return flight home. It is a simple story about a girl and her love for her father. However, life is never that simple and relationships, feelings and thoughts about one person in our lives affect the relationships we have with others. This novel is no different. Love, terror, mistakes and love again are all encountered as the story moves and grows, and allows the reader to grow with it, understanding the characters, and growing themselves as they read. A great read
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a lovely book to bury yourself in amid the graphic descriptions of Chile and Cornwall. It is a lovely story of families and the way they interact, also clearly showing that every one of us has faults which affect the way we treat others.
Santa does have a habit of using ridiculous names for her characters, but if you treat these ideas as harmless fun, you will enjoy the book. The ending had tears running down my cheeks.
I have also read and enjoyed The Last Voyage of the Valentina and Meet me Under the Ombu Tree, but this is my favourite book by Santa so far.
Santa does have a habit of using ridiculous names for her characters, but if you treat these ideas as harmless fun, you will enjoy the book. The ending had tears running down my cheeks.
I have also read and enjoyed The Last Voyage of the Valentina and Meet me Under the Ombu Tree, but this is my favourite book by Santa so far.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book was pure escapism, you could feel the heat of South America and see the cliffs of Cornwall.
Santa Montefiore gives you a chance to look at all the characters so you can better understand what each one is going through.
She certainly knows how to make you laugh and cry aswell as keeping you hooked until there are no more pages left to turn.
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Michael Wadge of Bristol
Based on my Wife's comments, she having read the book in full, this is, in her own words "a load of rubbish" and it would seem that she is being over generous in giving two stars. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Michael Wadge
"The Butterfly Box" - Santa Montefiore
This is the second Santa Montefiore book I've read and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I definately preferred it to "Sea of Lost Love" which sadly had a very slow start to it. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2009 by J. S. de Vincentiis
All Kinds of Love
This is the second Santa Montefiore book I have read and it was as rich and absorbing as the previous one. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2009 by Joanne D'Arcy
A good book
This is a very good read. Great characters, good mix of love, loss, laughs and tears. It is very well written and the fans of Santa Montefiore won't be disappointed. A great read.
Published on 17 Mar 2004
A must read !!
This is a must read for all of you Santa Montefiore fans out there.
What another wonderfully written novel. The Butterfly Box certainly lives up to its captivating name. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2004 by "lynn-marie3"
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