{"product_id":"9781451611601","title":"The Butterfly Cabinet : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Butterfly Cabinet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bernie McGill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback—“An emotionally bracing, refreshingly intelligent, and ultimately heartbreaking story” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) of two women linked by a tragic, decades-old secret.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen former nanny Maddie McGlade receives a letter from the last of her charges, she realizes the time has come to unburden herself of a secret she has kept for more than seventy years: the truth behind the death of Charlotte Ormond, the four-year-old daughter of the wealthy household where Maddie was employed as a young woman. Based on chilling events that actually took place in the north of Ireland in 1892, \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Cabinet \u003c\/i\u003eis a sterling example of dark, emotionally complex fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eMy novel [of the year] would probably be \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Cabinet\u003c\/i\u003e by Bernie McGill, which is based, I think, on a true story, about the darkness inside all of us, and how politeness and education will not always prevent us hurting even those who need us most. McGill has the ability to enter into the brain and heart of her characters and so to make us sympathise with people who commit acts we abhor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781451611601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591200059598,"sku":"9781451611601","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_22a03fe6-87bf-4a0f-8514-e24f201ece10.jpg?v=1637749797","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781451611601","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}