Revolutionary Women Fight Back in Historical Fiction

Inspired by the true story of the Mirabal sisters, In the Time of Butterflies recounts the incredible legacy of the young women, wives, and mothers who were assassinated for their role in an underground movement to overthrow the dictatorial Dominican government of Trujillo. From their teenage years to their growing involvement in the revolution and their eventual discovery and murder, this novel is a tale of resistance and resilience as well as the incredible courage of these women to fight for what it right even when the cost for doing so is unthinkable high.

Over two generations, the first survivors of Mao’s cultural revolution and the second the students who would go on to protest in Tiananmen Square, a family reimagines themselves through the changing political landscape of China. In Vancouver, Maria and Ai-Ming try to piece together their family’s fractured history and their revolutionary roots, even as Ai-Ming seeks refuge from the student occupation taking place in Tiananmen Square.

Mary Wollstonecraft was a feminist before her time, determined to fight for women’s equality amidst the constraints of the late eighteenth century. Set during the arduous birth of her daughter, Mary Shelley–a trailblazing woman in her own right–Wollstonecraft recounts the story of her life to her newborn daughter and the midwife trying desperately to keep them both alive.

Lilith was born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation, and even then, as nothing more than a newborn, the women around her recognize a power in her. As she grows and comes into her own, that power will joined with the The Night Women, a group who have long been planning a revolt. But will Lilith be what helps them to victory and freedom or the weak link in a fragile conspiracy that could change all their lives forever?

In ancient Vietnam, two warrior sisters raised an army of women to overthrow the Han Chinese who had taken over their land. Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, daughters of a Lord, have trained all their lives in Vietnamese traditions, but increasingly oppressive rule of the Han Chinese finally push them to their limit. And with an army of women behind them, these two sisters will overthrow the occupying government and rule as kings over a united people.