Absolutely luscious and a true page-tuner. It's a story of community, forgiveness, and the myriad ways the past haunts the present.
Each whose ending isn't written yet.įor 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. Each with their own story, Each with their own longings. When Zoey comes to claim her deceased mother's apartment on Mallow Island, she meets her quirky and secretive neighbors, including a girl on the run, two estranged middle-aged sisters, a lonely chef, a legendary writer, and three ghosts. Right off the coast of South Carolina, on Mallow Island, The Dellawisp sits-a stunning cobblestone building shaped like a horeshoe and named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy. Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.
Sarah Addison Allen shows us that between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.From Sarah Addison Allen, the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells, Other Birds is an enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won't let you go. To find their way they have to learn how to trust each other, confront their deepest fears, and let go of what haunts them.ĭelightful and atmospheric, Other Birds is filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. 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. 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. 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. 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.
To learn more about Other Birds, see below:ĭown a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. Virtually join the book club discussion of Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
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