The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel
 

The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel

by Gayle Brandeis

Ava Sing Lo has been accidentally killing her mother's birds since she was a little girl. Now in her twenties, Ava leaves her native San Diego for the Salton Sea, where she volunteers to help environmental activists save thousands of birds poisoned by agricultural runoff.

Helen, her mother, has been haunted by her past for decades. As a young girl in Korea, Helen was drawn into... (read more)

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  • jziegenm
    • Rated 4 stars

    Enjoyed both the story and the writing style. I've started picking some of my reading material based on winners of the Bellwether Prize (given by Barbara Kingsolver). So far none of the winners have disappointed!

    jziegenm wrote this review Wednesday, June 18 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • rainydayinmay
    • Rated 5 stars

    My favorite of all book club books, thus far. I couldn't part from it. I was consumed by Brandeis writing style, by the ways in which she combined her words and by the very essence of this story...

    rainydayinmay wrote this review Friday, July 20 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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