"The story of a woman whose bitter childhood is dominated by a relentless father known as \"the German\". 15 years afer she is witness to a murder-suicide she begins to examine the rich inheritance of anger and guilt she has long carried with her, becoming obsessed with the details and conversations of her father's last years."@en . . . "The butterfly chair"@en . "The butterfly chair" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "English fiction Canadian writers texts." . . . .