In the time of the butterflies
| Title | In the time of the butterflies |
| Book Number | DB040316 |
| Names | Alvarez, Julia. |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Title Status | Available for Request |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Set in the Dominican Republic under the regime of dictator Rafael Trujillo. In 1960 three of the four Mirabal sisters were murdered for their part in the struggle for freedom. The author, a refugee herself, recreates the lives of Patria, the eldest; Dede, the sole survivor; Minerva, wife of a revolutionary; and Maria Theresa, the diarist. Alvarez depicts the everyday lives of the women, martyred for their courage and beliefs. 1994. |
| Narrator | Toren, Suzanne. |
| Length | 11 hours, 8 minutes |
| Local Subject | Short Book - SB |
| International Setting - IS | |
| Family Fiction - FAMF | |
| Hispanic Interest - HSI | |
| Historical Fiction - HF | |
| Historical Fiction - International - HFI | |
| Adult Fiction - AF | |
| LC Subject | Women revolutionaries - Dominican Republic - Fiction |
| Dominican Republic - History - 1930-1961 - Fiction | |
| Language | English |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: 1st ed. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1994. |