domin ated ▁world . ▁After ▁her ▁father ' s ▁death ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁sudden ▁heart ▁failure , ▁L ara ▁takes ▁up ▁her ▁father ' s ▁job ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁kitchen ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁board ing ▁house . ▁She ▁meets ▁a ▁man ▁called ▁Charles ▁C ohn ▁who ▁is ▁much ▁im pressed ▁by ▁her . ▁He ▁hands ▁her ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁building . ▁To ▁ac quire ▁a ▁fine ▁piece ▁of ▁land , ▁she ▁makes ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁board ing ▁house ▁to ▁secure ▁her ▁first ▁building ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁her ▁body . ▁Th ril led ▁at ▁her ▁success , ▁she ▁moves ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁start ▁her ▁real ▁estate ▁emp ire . ▁Even ▁though ▁she ▁enc oun ters ▁many ▁problems , ▁she ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁overcome ▁them ▁all ▁and ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁America ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁business w omen , ▁and ▁receives ▁the ▁nick name , ▁" I ron ▁But ter fly ." ▁She ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁tal ented ▁pian ist , ▁Philip ▁Ad ler , ▁and ▁mar ries ▁him . ▁She ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁losing ▁everything ▁she ▁has ▁achieved ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁man ▁she ▁lov es , ▁but ▁the ▁Iron ▁But ter fly ▁mi rac ul ously ▁re co vers ▁from ▁all ▁her ▁sh atter ed ▁dream s ▁and ▁g ains ▁back ▁all ▁her ▁hopes ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁man ▁whom ▁she ▁ever ▁truly ▁loved . ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Sid ney ▁Sh