Federica Campione adores her father. No matter that Ramon, a distinguished traveller and writer, spends months away from their home on the exotic Chilean coast; as soon as he's back, his daughter has eyes for no one but him. When he gives her a magical box from Peru she believes he will always be there for her. As she grows to womanhood, Federica attempts to recapture that long-forgotten sense of security in the arms of the debonair Torquil Jensen. From the sanctuary of a seemingly perfect marriage, she embarks on a painful journey of self-discovery. But can Federica ever truly escape her gilded cage and learn the true lesson of the butterfly box?
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Nació en Inglaterra en 1970. El origen angloargentino de su madre despertó su interés por recorrer el país sudamericano, donde descubrió un mundo que ha nutrido notablemente su trabajo. Ha publicado varias novelas después del éxito de A la sombra del ombú: La caja de la mariposa, La sonata de Nomeolvides, La golondrina y el colibrí y El último viaje de Valentina.