The Butterfly Box

By: Santa Montefiore

Narrated by: Juanita McMahon

Length: 21 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's Summary

An unforgettable journey of discovery....

Federica is moved from Chile to Cornwall when her parents separate, and all she has left of the relationship she cherished with her father is a wooden box, which has a secret beauty hidden within. Swiftly embraced into the eccentric Appleby family, it isn’t long before Federica falls for her friend’s older brother, Sam, who barely notices the little girl until it is too late....

Years later, from the sanctuary of a seemingly perfect marriage, Federica embarks on a painful journey of self-discovery. Will she finally learn the true lesson of the butterfly box?

©2002 Santa Montefiore (P)2021 W F Howes

Loved it !!..

What Lovely story from start to end 100% lots of twists and turns I would definitely recommend this book

Soporific and nonsensical

The story starts slowly and grinds down to practically a full stop within the first chapter. The narration is dull but very useful in sending you off to sleep. I very rarely write scathing reviews on someone else’s attempt to entertain others through whatever medium, however, on this occasion, I felt it only fair to warn others. Save yourselves and save yourself a credit.

Took a long time getting there

I’ve read/listened to all Santa Montefiore’s books and she is a wonderful story teller. Somehow though with this i couldn’t get into the characters and it seemed like a long winded story recounting lots of separate events which didn’t really tie up with the main story line. It was an easy listening ramble but not her best for me anyway.

A Beautiful Story Portrayed with Excellence

The voice over actress is very talented and enriches this wonderful story in its telling. I highly recommend this heartwarming story that also has gritty, adult parts in it.

Wonderful!

Beautiful story and perfect narration! I was really captivated! Loved it, and would highly recommend

Amazing

Enjoyed from first word until last. Definitely recommend. Throughly entertaining the whole way through. 10/10

Junk food reading

Well if that’s what you want, this is the book for you. A bit like an old Woman’s Weekly short story (if you’re of the vintage to remember that). Predictable, full of cringeworthy stereotypes, neatly tied up with a bow and coming to a tightly constructed ending. But having indulged in it, (and it’s a long enough listen) I’m going on a sugar-free diet for quite a while. Not even in the category of guilty pleasure. Not for me.

Another fab story from Santa!

Another great story, although it took quite a while to get going. Perhaps not as good as other Santa books I have read. However, still a great listen.

Lovely book

I really enjoy listening to Santa Montefiorethe narrator Juanita McMahon was superb with all of the different accents.

Lovely read.

This book is brilliant. can definatly recommend it. Narrative was totally with the book.