I would definitely recommend this book and will read this again. I was in the sixth grade, standing at the bus stop one day, when I suddenly felt a horrible blow to my left temple. There must be some connection with the fact that I was bullied by a boy named Nook.

The story is one of normal life, like many others, and centers on the line of women in a family and it is full of symbolism - the choking butterflies of the title. I have had technical trouble getting Choking Butterflies onto Barnes and Noble. The minor characters are painted with the same care and the entire structure seemed faultless to me. The deliberate spitefulness and disassociation of the daughter and Aunt are especially demanding of the reader, who cannot help but question the nature/nurture arguments of 'good' women raising 'flawed' children - although my mentioning this is too simplistic and Maryann Austin's novel is anything but. Choking Butterflies:. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The character portraits throw up a lot of unanswered questions and I like it more for that - the reader is challenged to understand the complex personalities and they feel more believable for that. Buy Choking Butterflies by Austin, Maryann from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. This is not a big book and for the main part covers a relatively small window of time, but the detail is fully-formed and the characters so well written that their qualities are recognisable, in real people we all know. The writing is great, beautiful in parts, making it a breeze to read. I loved this book from page one, it's a very special author who can throw their voice for the reader to hear.

Choking Butterflies by Maryann Austin