-- In the Time of the Butterflies 'A stunning work of art that reminds readers Alvarez is, and always has been, in a class of her own.' 'Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award-winning author of the -- Afterlife is a compact, nimble, and sharply droll novel. Set in this political moment of tribalism and distrust, it asks: What do we owe those in crisis in our families, including'maybe especially'members of our human family? How do we live in a broken world without losing faith in one another or ourselves? And how do we stay true to those glorious souls we have lost?