She lost her baby. Now she's about to lose everything else.
After the devastating loss of her son at 20 weeks, she struggles to hold her marriage together while caring for her young daughter Ellen. But when she finds a mysterious note in her husband David's jacket—"Are you really sure?"—her world begins to crumble.
David has changed his phone passcode. Hotel Pigalle appears in his search history. He goes on suspicious business trips. As paranoia and grief consume her, she discovers her husband's betrayal cuts deeper than she ever imagined.
Her best friend Julia. Her own secret affairs. Ellen's true history.
In this haunting psychological drama set against Sweden's rugged west coast, a grieving mother must confront the lies that built her life—even if the truth destroys what's left of her family.
Some victories cost everything.
★★★★★ “Brutal, beautiful, and utterly compelling”
FOR FANS OF: Literary psychological fiction with the emotional depth of Elena Ferrante and the Nordic atmosphere of Scandinavian noir.
«Shadow of a Butterfly is Elena Ferrante meets Scandinavian literary tradition—a devastating portrait of motherhood, betrayal, and the aftermath of loss set in a contemporary west coast village.»
