In The Butterfly Sister by Amy Gail Hansen-a moving Gothic tale that intertwines mystery, madness, betrayal, love, and literature-a fragile young woman must silence the ghosts of her past. Ten months after dropping out of all-girl Tarble College, Ruby Rousseau is still haunted by the memories of her senior year, a time marred by an affair with her English professor and a deep depression that caused her to question her sanity. When a mysterious suitcase arrives bearing Ruby's name and address, she tries to return it to its rightful owner, Beth-a dorm-mate at Tarble-only to learn that Beth disappeared two days earlier. With clues found in the luggage, including a tattered copy of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, which Ruby believes instigated her madness, she sets out to uncover the truth.