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The Butterfly Man

Heather Rose

Paperback | Pages: 317 pages

Rating: 4.05 | 319 Users | 39 Reviews

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Title	:	The Butterfly Man
Author	:	Heather Rose
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 317 pages
Published	:	January 1st 2005 by University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Crime. Cultural. Tasmania. Book Club

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Winner of the Davitt Award – Crime Fiction Novel of the Year 2006

In November 1974 a young English nanny named Sandra Rivett was murdered in London's West End. Her employer, Lord Lucan, was named as her attacker. It was widely assumed he had mistaken her for his wife. Lord Lucan disappeared the night Sandra Rivett died and has never been seen since.

Henry Kennedy lives on a mountain on the other side of the world. He is not who he says he is. Is he a murderer or a man who can never clear his name? And is he the only one with something to hide?

Set in Tasmania, Africa and London's Belgravia, The Butterfly Man is an absorbing novel about transformation and deception, and the lengths to which we will go to protect the ones we love.

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Original Title:	The Butterfly Man
ISBN:	0702235350
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Lili, Lord Lucan, Henry Kennedy
Literary Awards:	Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel (2006), Nita B. Kibble Literary Award Nominee (2006)

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I received this as a present and was surprisingly enjoyable given the subject matter. Well written.

As is always the case with Heather Rose this book balanced intelligence with beautiful language. I can think of few writers as capable as HR to transport me so perfectly outside of myself and my own lived experiences and towards a place far more expansive. I always feel that by the end of one of Heather's novel I might be better armed to be a better person that I was before. As I sit here poised on the bring of a new year I wonder how can we change who we are.

I enjoyed this book which is a totally fictionalised account of Lord Lucan in Tasmania. I love Ross' sense of place and she evokes Hobart and environs with accuracy and affection. Though I did wonder why they went swimming at 7 Mile beach instead of Sandy Bay. (A close relative drowned at 7 Mile), but I do agree it's a wonderful place, especially during winter storms. The story is intriguing and well crafted and the plot line sufficiently complex to maintain constant interest without straining

Just a great book. Hard to find - libraries dont seem to stock it, which is a shame. We should all get to know Heather Rose. The plot here was intriguing and many-layered, she gives us an amazing sense of place, and her mastery of detail and timing is astonishing. Really stunning overall.

This is a compelling story, written so poetically by author Heather Rose. I read the audio version narrated by Humphrey Bowers, who is the #1 best reader I've ever had the pleasure to hear! I absolutely recommend you listen to this book!The story is based upon actual events; but then from there the novel evolves a story. I'm not sure that I liked or felt that the ending was what I would have expected from learning about the characters. But there was wonderful character description and

This is a great book. It's about a man who was involved in a crime and was convicted of it, but he ran away and went into hiding. He changed everything about himself, moved clear across the world. Made a totally different life for himself and then 20+ years later finds out he has an inoperable brain tumor. It is written so well. I read it twice. The ending is superb. Especially if you have had a loved one who died of cancer. I have and so the ending I though was written very well. I will

Oh this book was beautiful and surprisingly compelling (given the main character, a once-ruling class male, who narrates the book, was potentially a murderer of a female nanny - I didnt expect to warm to him or to enjoy it the book.) But the writing is exquisite, the stories are sad and haunting and the relationships left me reflecting on what is important in life. I especially enjoyed the parts set on kunanyi (Mt Wellington).