Dana Duke is the nom de plume for Bea LeDuc, who was born in Ontario, but
lived in Manitoba for twenty years until recently returning to her home
province. She has always had an interest in writing and though she has
written many short stories and poems, If Butterflies Dream is her first
novel.
It was inspired by the writings of Confucius, and specifically by the quote
used in the introduction: "Am I man who dreams he's a butterfly, or a
butterfly dreaming he's a man?" Though the book was written only recently,
the idea originated from that short line many years ago, while Dana was
still a high school student.
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