Other Birds
Book Feature - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
HBL Note: Sarah Addison Allen is the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells, The Sugar Queen, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Lost Lake, and First Frost. But it’s been seven years since she’s published a book. I heard this great story about one of Sarah’s most loyal readers who an email every few weeks to Sarah’s publicist begging for news on a new novel by Sarah. Is there an author you love that much? If you’ve read Sarah Addison Allen novels before, you may relate to the reader who sent these regular emails, but if you’re new to Sarah Addison Allen novels, let this be an indication that you’ve been missing out!
Sarah Addison Allen described her latest novel as “part ghost story, part love story, part fairytale.” It is the first book she’s published since she lost her mother and sister just days apart, and she said the process was a healing for her. Scroll down to read more about OTHER BIRDS by Sarah Addison Allen.
"For her latest treasure of a tale, Allen has concocted a mesmerizing cast of characters, all with mysterious pasts and quiet secrets, and placed them in a dreamy Southern resort town famous for its marshmallow candy. It’s a story of community, forgiveness, and the myriad ways the past haunts the present. Absolutely luscious and a true page-tuner." ―Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue
Book Feature - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Book Feature - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
From the publisher:
Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. It’s called The Dellawisp and it is named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy.
When Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment at The Dellawisp, she meets her quirky, enigmatic neighbors including a girl on the run, a grieving chef whose comfort food does not comfort him, two estranged middle-aged sisters, and three ghosts. Each with their own story. Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn’t yet written.
When one of her new neighbors dies under odd circumstances the night Zoey arrives, she is thrust into the mystery of The Dellawisp, which involves missing pages from a legendary writer whose work might be hidden there. She soon discovers that many unfinished stories permeate the place, and the people around her are in as much need of healing from wrongs of the past as she is. To find their way they have to learn how to trust each other, confront their deepest fears, and let go of what haunts them.
Delightful and atmospheric, Other Birds is filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. Sarah Addison Allen shows us that between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.
