joylesnick 's review for:

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

5.0

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In the Time of the Butterflies is based on the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government of the Dominican Republic under the rule of tyrannical dictator Trujillo. I first read this book in college in a class on the history of the Dominican Republic and was amazed at how little I knew about any of the historical events. The details are fiction, but the story of the sisters courage is inspiring. A made-for-TV movie was made from the story in 2001 starring Salma Hayek as Minerva Mirabal.