

The intriguing Ovid Byron - handsome, intelligent, with a lilting Caribbean accent Dellarobia can't get out of her head - breaks the bad news: The butterflies aren't a miracle but an aberration, a sign that something has gone terribly wrong. Her husband and father-in-law, sinking under the threat of a balloon loan payment coming due, have already agreed to sell the trees to a logging company.ĭellarobia's transformation truly begins when a scientific team sets up shop next to the Turnbows' barn.

Her mother-in-law agrees and starts leading sightseers on tours of their land. The pastor suggests their presence is a miracle. But her encounter with the phenomenon - not supernatural fire but monarch butterflies that have inexplicably stopped for the winter in the hills of Tennessee instead of their usual Mexican habitat - is far from over. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.
