The way these characters lives intersect, the secrets they keep and the stories they share, weave together in such a compelling way. These neighbors may just have to confront mysterious circumstances, ghosts, and possibly discover that not all stories need to be told.Īll of Allen’s titles sweep me up into the story so fully I’m reluctant to put them down, but none so much as Other Birds. Charlotte keeps to herself, Mac is hiding something, and Lucy– well, no one sees Lucy. Life becomes much less quiet for all the residents when the neighborhood busybody unexpectedly dies, ushering in all kinds of change. She finds the magical Dellawisp tucked behind the main boulevard, a horseshoe shaped building with a garden full of strange turquoise birds and even quiet residents. She escapes her unhappy childhood by moving there the summer before she begins college, intending to make this unknown place her true home, and perhaps finding some of her mother’s belongings and healing for herself along the way. Zoey has just inherited her mother’s condo in the tourist town of Mallow Island, South Carolina. I’ve never been able to pick a favorite Sarah Addison Allen book– they’re all so wonderful! But Other Birds may just be her best book yet, and my new favorite. From the first sentence on, every reader can rest assured– it was absolutely worth the wait. Thus begins Sarah Addison Allen’s latest release, the one waited for patiently by legions of loyal fans. They’re the white sheets we drape over our ghosts so we can see them.”
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