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Author:	Connie May Fowler	Format:	Paperback
Publisher:	Fawcett Books	ISBN-10:	0449911446
Edition Description:	Reprint	ISBN-13:	9780449911440
Subject:	--	Publication Year:	1997
Topic:	--	Special Attributes:	1st Edition
Language:	English	Condition:	Like New

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When the chaos of her home life plunges her into a fearful silence, Bird Jackson, starstruck by a dime-store picture of Jesus, declares herself to be His girlfriend and embarks on a quest for salvation.
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Series:	Ballantine Reader's Circle

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Height:	8.5 in.
Width:	5.3 in.
Thickness:	0.8 in.
Weight:	8.8 oz.

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A nine-year-old girl flies triumphantly in the face of poverty, tragedy, and abuse in the captivating third novel by the acclaimed author of "Sugar Cage" and "River of Hidden Dreams". Soon to be a major movie from Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions. My name is Avocet Abigail Jackson. But because Mama couldnt find anyone who thought Avocet was a fine name for a child, she called me Bird. Which is okay by me. She named both her children after birds, her logic being that if we were named for something with wings then maybe wed be able to fly above the s*** in our lives. . . . So says Bird Jackson, the mesmerizing narrator of Connie May Fowlers vivid and brilliantly written, Before Women Had Wings. Starstruck by a dime-store picture of Jesus, Bird fancies herself "His girlfriend" and embarks upon a spiritual quest for salvation, even as the chaos of her home life plunges her into a stony silence. In stark and honest language, she tells the tragic life of her father, a sweet-talking wanna-be country music star, tracks her older sisters perilous journey into womanhood, and witnesses her mother make a courageous and ultimately devastating decision. Yet most profound is Birds own story--her struggle to sift through the ashes of her parents lives, her meeting with Miss Zora, a healer whose prayers over the bones of winged creatures are meant to guide their souls to heaven, and her will to make sense of a world where fear is more plentiful than hope, retribution more valued than love. . . . "A thing of heart-rending beauty, a moving exploration of love and loss, violence and grief, forgiveness and redemption." --Chicago Tribune "There is no denying the depth of Connie May Fowler's talent and the breadth of her imagination." --The New York Times Book Review "Brilliant." --The Boston Sunday Globe
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"So how does Ms. Fowler try to make readers care about the fate of yet another innocent victim?....[S]he has placed her trust in Bird's vigorous, if not always graceful, image-making....'Before Women Had Wings' emerges as a vivid reminder of the ability of storytelling to restore innocence and dignity." New York Times Book Review - Maxine Chernoff (07/21/1996)

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BEFORE WOMEN HAD WINGS By Connie May Fowler 1st ED EXC

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ITEM DESCRIPTION: "My name is Avocet Abigail Jackson. But because Mama couldn't find anyone who thought Avocet was a fine name for a child, she called me Bird. Which is okay by me. She named both her children after birds, her logic being that if we were named for something with wings then maybe we'd be able to gly about the thit in our lives..."

Starstruck by a dime-store picture of Jesus, Bird fancies herself "His girlfriend" and embarks upon a spiritual quest for salvation, even as the chaos of her home life plunges her into a stony silence. In stark and honest language, she tells the tragic life of her father, a sweet-talking wanna-be country music star, tracks her older sister's perilous journey into womanhood, and witnesses her mother make a courageous and ultimately devastating decision.

Yet most profound is Bird's own story - her struggle to sift through the ashes of her parents' lives; her meeting with Miss Zora, a healer whose prayers over the bones of winged creatures are meant to guide their souls to heaven; and her will to make sense of a world where fear is more plentiful than hope, retribution more valued than love...

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