€œUn libro importante€¦emocionalmente sobrecogedor. Âlvarez nos hace un regalo cargado de rara generosidad y coraje.€Â€"The San Diego Union-Tribune
In 1960 in the Dominican Republic, four young women from a pious Catholic family were assassinated after visiting their husbands who had been jailed as suspected rebel leaders. The Mirabal sisters became mythical figures in their country, where they are known as Las Mariposas (the butterflies). Three decades later, Âlvarez brings the Mirabal sisters back to life in an extraordinary novel.
€œMaravilloso€¦una narraci³n enriquecedora€¦entrelaza h¡bilmente la realidad y la ficci³n hasta alcanzar un sobrecogedor clÂmax.€Â€"Newsweek
€œUna novela con un tremendo poder€¦ un libro bello y valiente.€Â€"West Coast Review of Books