"The caterpillar dies so the butterfly could be born. And, yet, the caterpillar lives in the butterfly and they are but one." - John Harricharan
They belong to each other, Nancy and Nicole—mother and daughter. They're two halves of a whole, two facets of the same breath—until the day Nicole exhales and never inhales again.
After the death of her daughter, and quickly losing her own battle with grief, Nancy moves from the house she can no longer bear to live in. While packing, she finds a box in the attic with treasures she didn't know existed. The Truth About Butterflies is a story of grief, hope, and transformation, and a single enduring truth: Life cannot be restrained by death.
Nancy Stephan holds a B.S. in speech communication, M.A. in professional writing, with concentrations in creative and applied writing, and graduate certification in ethics. She's been published in both print and online media. Nancy lives in Metro Atlanta.