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The Boy with a Bird in His Chest - A Novel (Paperback)
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The Boy with a Bird in His Chest - A Novel (Paperback)
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List price R487
Loot Price R372
Discovery Miles 3 720
You Save R115 (24%)
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Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize A
"poignantly rendered and illuminating" (The Washington Post)
coming-of-age story about "the ways in which family, grief, love,
queerness, and vulnerability all intersect" (Kristen Arnett, New
York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of The Perks of
Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night. Though Owen
Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their
chest, medical forums would call him a Terror. From the moment Gail
emerged between Owen's ribs, his mother knew that she had to hide
him away from the world. After a decade spent in isolation, Owen
takes a brazen trip outdoors and his life is upended forever.
Suddenly, he is forced to flee the home that had once felt so
confining and hide in plain sight with his uncle and cousin in
Washington. There, he feels the joy of finding a family among
friends; of sharing the bird in his chest and being embraced fully;
of falling in love and feeling the devastating heartbreak of
rejection before finding a spark of happiness in the most
unexpected place; of living his truth regardless of how hard the
thieves of joy may try to tear him down. But the threat of the Army
of Acronyms is a constant, looming presence, making Owen wonder if
he'll ever find a way out of the cycle of fear. "An honest
celebration of life and everything we need right now in a book"
(Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author), The Boy with a
Bird in His Chest grapples with the fear, depression, and feelings
of isolation that come with believing that we will never be loved
for who we truly are and learning to live fully and openly
regardless.
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