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Butterfly

  • 1998 first published
  • 170 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (4 ratings)
  • 9 editions

Butterfly is a 1998 horror novel by V.C. Andrews. Key subjects include ballerinas, orphans, girls and ballet dancing.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 37 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.

It runs to roughly 170 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Butterfly

All she wanted was to be someone's little girl... Fate made her a lonely orphan, yearning for the embrace of a real family and a loving home. But a golden chance at a new life may not be enough to escape the dark secrets of her past...
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Ballerinas
  • Orphans
  • Girls
  • Ballet dancing
  • Adopted children
  • Horror

Quick answers

Who wrote Butterfly?

Butterfly was written by V.C. Andrews and first published in 1998.

What genre is Butterfly?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Butterfly?

The median edition has 170 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Butterfly?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Graveyard Book, The New Girl and It.

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