The Butterfly’s Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe is a beautiful story of self dicovery. Luz Avila follows the path of the monarch butterflies South from her home in Milwaukee to the butterfly sanctuary in Michoacan, Mexico near her grandmother’s hometown, bringing her grandmother home at last, and discovering herself along the way.

This is a story of Luz and all the wonderful women she meets along the way-some of them very unexpected. It speaks of the magic of travel and of opening oneself up to the kindness of strangers, of trusting in oneself and following your heart. It is filled with folklore from Mexico as well as wonderful facts about the butterflies themselves.

I loved this novel and look forward to reading more by Monroe.