Penny Lauer: About the Author

Bottled Butterfly will make you laugh and make you cry. Above all, it makes you think. You will gasp at the sheer beauty of the language and the wisdom offered by the author through her precious heroine Nellie. And for seniors who survived the Depression, this lovely book will bring back a flood of cherished memories. --Brian McFarlane, Author of 65 Books, Broadcaster and Member of the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame



This gift of life is precious, and I chose early on not to be meek about living it, but to grab hold of all it offers up to me with joy and passion. I hope that at the end of my story you will understand. I want so much to be understood. NELLIE
Published by ArcheBooks Publishing - www.archebooks.com
Bottled Butterfly explores the themes of family dynamics, social and religious culture, and significant life events that influence the intellectual and emotional development of children. Through young Nellie, it tackles the impact of geographical cultural beliefs, poverty, illiteracy, and the dysfunctions of family life on children and how those issues influence our behavior in adulthood. The novel is set in the 1930's and 1940's in rural Ohio, but it clearly shows that the issues that confronted young women then remain much the same in the twenty-first century.