Diana Marcumová Poradie kníh

On a butterfly farm in the Maya Mountains, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the national bestseller The Tenth Island finds enduring hope during cataclysmic times. Atop a hill in the rainforest of Belize, next to the ruins of a fallen civilization, a butterfly farm raises the brilliant blue morpho. What starts out as the worst vacation ever turns into a quest to learn more about the first-of-its-kind farm when journalist Diana Marcum inadvertently discovers this wildlife sanctuary, which is supported by an international live-butterfly trade. She quickly becomes acquainted with Clive, the whimsical British millionaire whose childhood passion created an industry, and Sebastian, the Maya farm manager whose stern expression belies a soft heart. Before long Diana and her partner, Jack Moody--new to being a couple--have moved into a long-empty jungle house, cohabitating with bats, scorpions, toucans, iguanas, and the vulnerable but resilient butterflies. Just ahead, although they don't know it, are a hurricane and a global pandemic. This warm, funny tale of finding a way forward when the world seems to be falling apart is filled with the beauty of the natural world and a heartfelt cry to protect it--beginning with butterflies.

V dažďovom pralese v Belize, vedľa ruín zaniknutej civilizácie, sa na vrchole kopca nachádza miesto plné očarujúcich motýľov Morpho menelaus. Spočiatku katastrofálna dovolenka Diany Marcumovej tu zakrátko naberie celkom iný smer po tom, čo objaví jednu z najstarších motýlích fariem na svete. Podmanivé okrídlené tvory ju očaria tak, že sa o nich bude chcieť dozvedieť čo najviac. V honbe za poznaním sa zoznámi s Cliveom, húževnatým britským milionárom, a so Sebastianom, manažérom farmy s prísnou tvárou, no veľkým srdcom. Spolu s partnerom Moodym sa presťahujú do opusteného domu v džungli, kde okrem motýľov stretávajú netopiere, škorpióny, tukany či leguány. Nadšenie a radosť však netrvajú večne. V Belize sa schyľuje k hurikánu, svet trápi pandémia a globálne otepľovanie si začína vyberať svoju daň.