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Butterflies in November

Butterflies in November

Author(s): Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (Aouur Ava Olafsdottir)

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): Modern

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The narrator a 33 year old woman who has a gift for languages and works as a translator and proof reader. And both husband and lover have left her. She also finds herself looking after her friend’s disabled son. But providence shines on her in another way – she wins the lottery and also wins a prefab house which she asks to be built where her Grandmother once lived.

She and the young boy set off on a road trip. This is a unique story of words, motherhood and friendship and along the way she makes some life changing decisions.

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This is such a unique voice in literature. This is a road trip through Iceland that explores some really fundamental issues – motherhood and life changing decisions.

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