Eugenie Dashner had loved the pretty house in Manitou Hills for as long as she could remember. Even the name of the house, Fleurissant, seemed magical to her. And now that she has returned to her childhood home, it seemed that the once pretty and elegant house on Butterfly Way was calling to her -- to come fix it up and in return it would help Eugenie fix her life up as well.

As Eugenie struggles with the renovations of the stately house, she is also trying to come to grips with her life troubles -- a failed marriage (her husband left her for an OLDER woman), her troubled son, helping her widowed brother and his two girls adjust to life, and her bitter and feisty mother who has come to live with them. But slowly, but surely as the house begins to come together, Eugenie catches glimpses of her life coming back together as well.

In THE HOUSE ON BUTTERFLY WAY, Elizabeth Bevarly presents a cast of characters that are lively, witty, and above all, real. These are people that could be your next-door neighbors, your best friends, and even, in some cases, you yourself! This story of a multi-generational family trying to learn how to live together again is lovely, and the romantic side of the story is gentle and sweet.

I was absolutely charmed by this story. This was my first Elizabeth Bevarly novel, and I'm not quite sure why I haven't read her work before, but I can tell you - after this book, I will be on the lookout for more of her books.