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Bird (2008) (edit title/settings)

by Rita Murphy (Author) (edit contributors)

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A girl easily carried off by the wind. An elderly widow whose husband died under strange circumstances. An isolated dwelling that breeds fear. Miranda has no recollection of where she came from—only that years ago, a gust of wind deposited her outside Bourne Manor. The Manor’s sole... read more

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  • Miranda: A young orphan girl who showed up one day at Bourne Manor. She arrived there because she was very lightweight and so the wind swept her away.
  • Wysteria Barrows: The old woman who owns Bourne Manor; guardian to Miranda. She is a widdow.
  • Farley: A young boy who becomes friends with Miranda
  • Dr. Mead: The doctor who comes to see to Wysteria when she is ill; has old ties to Bourne Manor.
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  • “There are certain people who glide so swiftly and immediately into your life that their entrance is almost invisible.”
    Miranda
  • “Fear is a strange thing. It can creep quite unnoticed into your mind, seize hold of your reason and take root.”
    Miranda
  • “'Curse' is a convenient term used for things one does not understand. Perhaps those who inhabit a dwelling curse it themselves by the way they act.”
    Dr. Mead

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Wysteria did not care where I had come from or where I had been.

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Chapters 1-15

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Rita Murphy (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9780385730181
Page Count: 151

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