Today Chelsey and Sara are discussing In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. We kept this conversation spoiler-free, so choose your own adventure: listen before, during, or after reading this historical fiction classic. As always, we’re recommending six contemporary books to pair with our main classic, including an under-the-radar memoir in translation and an upcoming family story about sisters and secrets.  

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Chelsey

• Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Amazon)
• Days in the Caucasus by Banine (Amazon)
• Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepytys (Amazon)

Sara

• Dominicana by Angie Cruz (Amazon)
• The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargos Llosa (Amazon)
• One Two Three by Laurie Frankel, out  June 8 (Amazon)

Also mentioned:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Amazon)

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (Amazon)

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Amazon)

Pick of the week: Mark your calendars for Elizabeth Acevedo’s next novel.