Daughters of a Granite Land Books
For Alice Tregowan, the Cornish estate of Gwenfer still holds the dreams of a past long buried - the wealth and privilege she sacrificed for freedom and love. For La Blewett, daughter of a penniless miner and Alice's childhood friend, Gwenfer is the symbol of all that she could never have.
Juniper Boscar is beautiful, spoiled and fabulously richa charming yet dangerous "golden butterfly." She captivates everyone she meets, yet leaves only heartbreak and destruction in her wake. One of those drawn to her is Polly Frobisher, the gentle but determined daughter of an actress, and custodian of the azure bowl. Then there is Alice Tregowan, the Cornish mine-owner’s daughter, whose own daughter, Grace, is destroyed by obsessional love. From the rugged beauty of Cornwall to the genteel estates of East Coast America and the terrors of war-torn France, The Golden Butterfly is the compelling second volume of the Daughters of a Granite Land trilogy.
The casual society and relationships of 1940s Britain suit the willful Juniper. Spoiled as a child in New England, emotionally crippled by marriage and motherhood, Juniper continues her frenetic search for distraction and love. Once again, she betrays her friendship with Polly Frobisher, and threatens the fragile contentment of her remarkable grandmother Alice Tregowan. Through it all, Gwenfer, the magnificent granite house at the end of the Atlantic, endures, as Juniper is launched into a helter-skelter of passion and betrayal which is dangerous not only to lovers and family, but to herself.