An important and wonderful book about the hunt for Denmark’s 64 different butterflies … Read these 314 pages and your view of the world will never be the same ― Jyllands-Posten

One of those books that makes the world richer -- Kristeligt Dagblad

Detailed, sensory, precise ... Korsgaard has a childlike enthusiasm, and it is contagious. When she describes her hunt for butterflies, it’s almost like reading a crime novel (it’s strangely exciting to see if she finds them!). But it’s also like reading a love story (it’s strangely moving when she does!) ― Politiken

Lea Korsgaard’s tantalizing butterfly annals turn disciplined insect hunting into a meditation on existence … The Butterfly Season is illustrated throughout with the author’s own fine butterfly drawings ... It is an excellent and extremely well-composed book ... first-class literary journalism ― Weekendavisen

The Butterfly Season is a book about chasing butterflies, but it’s just as much a book about the meaning of life ... Lea Korsgaard re-enchants the world ― Information

Lea Korsgaard’s account of her inner and outer journeys becomes one of those books that makes the world a little bigger. Even when it’s about the smallest of things ― Berlingske

The book manages to combine nature writing, personal development, and existential reflection in a way that speaks to both the head and the heart. It invites the reader to see the world―and the butterflies in it―with renewed awareness and wonder ― The Danish Libraries

The Butterfly Season is an inspiring love letter to the magic of the natural world, in all its beauty and complexity and joy―an intimate encounter with the mysteries of nature and of life, and an unforgettable reminder that wonder reawakens the heart -- Amy Tan ― No.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles