The reason, as those who have read the book know, is that the name of her husband’s mistress is Parvaneh, which means Butterfly in Farsi, and the line between her friend, Butterfly, and real butterflies, the insects, becomes increasingly blurred in Soraya’s mind. At the time, I became somewhat obsessed with my research, not unlike Soraya, my protagonist, who keeps luring butterflies to her mansion in Bel Air to trap and study them obsessively. You might not believe this, but I actually started working on this book before I started Harem, my first novel. Your books require a substantial amount of research and I wonder when did you start working on Scent of Butterflies?ĭora: It's true that each one of my novels required extensive research.įor Scent of Butterflies, though, my research was far more extensive because this book, apart from the historical aspect, required the study of butterflies, plus the Amorphophallus Titanum, or Corpse Flower, which play important roles in the story. Lexi: Congratulations on your newest release, Scent of Butterflies! Your last release, The Last Romanov, was out in April of 2012.
She takes history and weaves in a bit of imagination.
Lexi: Our guest today is historical fiction heavy hitter.
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