The Butterfly Garden
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| Author | Chip St. Clair |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | HCI |
Publication date | 2008 |
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| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 0-7573-0695-0 Search this book on  . |
The Butterfly Garden is a 2008 memoir by Chip St. Clair. The book is an autobiographical memoir that is told in the first person by St. Clair and is framed in such a way that as his adult character is revealing testimony to members of a parole board at a hearing for his father, he is in fact recalling the childhood memories that provide the premise of the main story.
Due to the inspirational message as well as the compelling true crime aspect, the memoir has reached a broader than expected audience of readers, having been incorporated into the curriculum of high schools, universities, rehabilitation and juvenile detention facilities across the country, in addition to becoming a cornerstone in training for law enforcement, prosecutors, and DHS in several states.[citation needed] The Butterfly Garden has been translated into Lithuanian. It is available in both audio and electronic formats. Film rights were once optioned.[citation needed]
Although the book is a memoir, it "also a mystery and a thriller, as Chip St. Clair tells of his tortured childhood at the hands of a sadistic father, a father with a dark and dangerous secret," according to the Detroit Free Press.[1]
Reception[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ St. Clair. Memoirs. 2008. Endorsement page.
External links[edit]
- Chip St. Clair official website
- St. Clair Butterfly Foundation Official Website
- The Devil You Know: Life on the Run
- Midwest Book Review
- Book Review and Discussion
- Chip St. Clair at ABC News
- Milpix Projects[permanent dead link]
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