{"product_id":"the-butterfly-sister-a-novel-isbn-9780062234629","title":"The Butterfly Sister: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Butterfly Sister\u003c\/em\u003e by Amy Gail Hansen—a moving Gothic tale that intertwines mystery, madness, betrayal, love, and literature—a fragile young woman must silence the ghosts of her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen months after dropping out of all-girl Tarble College, Ruby Rousseau is still haunted by the memories of her senior year, a time marred by an affair with her English professor and a deep depression that caused her to question her sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a mysterious suitcase arrives bearing Ruby's name and address, she tries to return it to its rightful owner, Beth—a dorm-mate at Tarble—only to learn that Beth disappeared two days earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clues found in the luggage, including a tattered copy of Virginia Woolf’s \u003cem\u003eA Room of One's Own\u003c\/em\u003e, which Ruby believes instigated her madness, she sets out to uncover the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe past just arrived on Ruby's doorstep . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo uncover the truth about a friend's disappearance, a fragile young woman must silence the ghosts of her past in this moving debut tale that intertwines mystery, madness, betrayal, love, and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"My past was never more than one thought, one breath, one heartbeat away. And then, on that particular October evening, it literally arrived at my doorstep.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-two-year-old Ruby Rousseau is haunted by memories of Tarble, the women's college she fled from ten months earlier, and the painful love affair that pushed her to the brink of tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a suitcase belonging to a former classmate named Beth arrives on her doorstep, Ruby is plunged into a dark mystery. Beth has gone missing, and the suitcase is the only tangible evidence of her whereabouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside the bag, Ruby discovers a tattered copy of Virginia Woolf's \u003cem\u003eA Room of One's Own\u003c\/em\u003e, the book she believes was a harbinger of her madness. Is someone trying to send her a message—and what does it mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe search for answers leads to Tarble. As Ruby digs into Beth's past, she has no choice but to confront her own—an odyssey that will force her to reexamine her final days at school, including the married professor who broke her heart and the ghosts of illustrious writers, dead by their own hand, who beckoned her to join their tragic circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut will finding the truth finally set Ruby free . . . or send her over the edge of sanity?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“I LOVED IT. That book is the perfect beach read... girls who like dishy romantic thrillers are going to go nuts for it this summer. I myself couldn’t put it down til I was done, like it was a big fat pina colada.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeg Cabot, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“That rare thing, a dark mystery that also works on your heart, ‘The Butterfly Sister’ is a beguiling, terrifying story and Amy Gail Hansen a true find.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hansen’s debut cleverly entwines these literary ghosts into a suspenseful and swiftly paced light mystery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rewarding reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hansen’s first novel is heartfelt, suspenseful and very, very satisfying!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy Woodruff, author of My Wife's Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888152113381,"sku":"NP9780062234629","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062234629.jpg?v=1730228271","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-butterfly-sister-a-novel-isbn-9780062234629","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}