The Butterfly Lampshade

In The Butterfly Lampshade, a poignant narrative unfolds as eight-year-old Francie grapples with the turmoil of her mother’s mental health crisis, marked by vivid memories of a butterfly-adorned lamp and a troubling encounter with a dead butterfly. Twenty years later, she embarks on a quest to understand these haunting moments and their impact on her identity, confronting the intricate relationship between the material world and her own fragmented past. Through lush prose, the story explores themes of love, loss, and the struggle for self-understanding.