The Butterfly Garden

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The truth shall set you free -- Riding out the storm -- Unconquerable soul -- Sanctuary -- A winter foreshadowing -- Into the West -- Prelude to a dream -- Dawn of tomorrow -- Poison of doubt -- Rite of passage -- Revelations -- The moment of truth -- Gentle rain -- Open wounds -- Shrouded in darkness -- The butterfly garden -- Mastering demons -- Chasing butterflies -- Master of my fate.

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True Crime meets Autobiography submitted by ErinDurrett on March 16, 2010, 9:36am True Crime meets autobiography in The Butterfly Garden, a striking and capturing book about a boy's experiences living as the son of one of America's Most Wanted. Chip St. Clair was always told not to open the trunk in his father's bed room, but one day he did and his life was never the same again. What he found in the trunk was false documents as well as possible trophies from children his father had murdered in the past... several baby teeth, phony birth certificates, forged credit card and student loan paperwork and family photographs with cryptic messages written on the back. Chip's entire life--his name, even his date of birth--had been a lie, and the man he called 'Dad' was an impostor, an escaped child killer who had been on the run for over two decades. The stunning revelation would send one of America's Most Wanted to justice and another on a quest for his true identity.

"With chilling detail and a riveting, lyrical narrative, The Butterfly Garden reveals St. Clair's struggle to piece together his haunted past before it consumes him and shares his inspiring metamorphosis from victim to victim's advocate. The Butterfly Garden is a timeless triumph, a reminder that hope can be the most powerful of all emotions, freeing us to soar despite the past and the odds against us."

heartbreaking and triumphant submitted by Jackie77 on August 31, 2015, 10:03am Heartbreaking book about an abused child. As an adult he starts to confront the issues he dealt with and finds a way to heal.