The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir

by Nancy Stephan · 2011

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"The caterpillar dies so the butterfly could be born. And, yet, the caterpillar lives in the butterfly and they are but one." - John Harricharan

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They belong to each other. Nancy and Nicole—mother and daughter. They're two halves of a whole, two facets of the same breath—until the day Nicole exhales. . . and never inhales again.

After the death of her daughter, and quickly losing her own battle with grief, Nancy moves from the house she can no longer bear to live in. While packing, she finds a box in the attic. Inside she uncovers treasures she didn't know existed and evidence that she and her daughter's lives had been more divinely entwined than she could've imagined.

The Truth About Butterflies is a true story of grief, hope, and transformation, and a single enduring truth: Life cannot be restrained by death.

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Nancy Stephan was named Georgia Author of the Year at the 48th annual GAYA Banquet. Stephan's book, "The Truth About Butterflies" won in the "Memoir" category. Over 100 authors were nominated in 12 categories. The Georgia Author of the Year Awards (GAYA) are the oldest literary awards in the Southeast.

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