Cette auteure explore les thèmes de l'aventure, de la voile et de la survie à travers un récit personnel puissant. Sa prose se caractérise par une profondeur introspective et un style captivant qui entraîne les lecteurs dans ses voyages personnels. À travers son œuvre, elle offre une perspective unique sur la résilience de l'esprit humain et le pouvoir de la croissance personnelle. Son écriture témoigne du pouvoir transformateur de la narration.
Set against the backdrop of a challenging sea voyage in 1975, the story follows fourteen-year-old Leslie and her two sisters as they embark on a perilous journey from San Diego to French Polynesia. The adventure is fraught with danger, not only from the unpredictable ocean but also from their abusive father, a domineering Norwegian captain. The narrative explores themes of resilience and sisterhood as the girls confront both external and internal storms during their quest for freedom.
The true-life story of Marion Davies' thirty-four-year relationship with William Randolph Hearst including a whirlwind courtship, a movie career spanning two decades and forty-four films, a secret child, and harrowing family excesses, not to mention a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin. The Blue Butterfly is a behind-the-scenes look into the opulent private life of Marion Davies and how the movie Citizen Kane stole her legacy and turned everyone against her.