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  • The Fallen Stones

  • Chasing Butterflies, Discovering Mayan Secrets, and Looking for Hope Along the Way
  • By: Diana Marcum
  • Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
  • Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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Summary

On a butterfly farm in the Maya Mountains, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the national bestseller The Tenth Island finds enduring hope during cataclysmic times.

Atop a hill in the rainforest of Belize, next to the ruins of a fallen civilization, a butterfly farm raises the brilliant blue morpho.

What starts out as the worst vacation ever turns into a quest to learn more about the first-of-its-kind farm when journalist Diana Marcum inadvertently discovers this wildlife sanctuary, which is supported by an international live-butterfly trade.

She quickly becomes acquainted with Clive, the whimsical British millionaire whose childhood passion created an industry, and Sebastian, the Maya farm manager whose stern expression belies a soft heart. Before long Diana and her partner, Jack Moody - new to being a couple - have moved into a long-empty jungle house, cohabitating with bats, scorpions, toucans, iguanas, and the vulnerable but resilient butterflies.

Just ahead, although they don’t know it, are a hurricane and a global pandemic.

This warm, funny tale of finding a way forward when the world seems to be falling apart is filled with the beauty of the natural world and a heartfelt cry to protect it - beginning with butterflies.

©2022 Diana Marcum (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Narrator Stacy Gonzalez infuses her narration with the humor and warmth that are among the most notable features of Marcum's writing.… Gonzalez is an expressive performer and brings substantial energy to this account of butterflies and the country of Belize. She uses substantial changes in pitch and pacing in a way that ensures that the narrative portion of the audiobook reflects its general goodwill.… Marcum and Gonzalez bring all these topics together in a cohesive and lovely production.”AudioFile Magazine

“This is a deeply human story, and one filled with plenty of hope.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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