Welcome to the lovely fictional town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, and a unique apartment building with eccentric residents, both human and otherwise. In Other Birds, author Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of Zoey, a recent high school graduate hoping to find a connection to the mother she lost when she was just a girl. When Zoey arrives at her mother’s old apartment at the Dellawisp (named after the magical birds which inhabit its courtyard), she meets some of the other residents in the small community. A search for a lost story, a woman with a hidden past, a man who cannot let go of the woman who loved him like a mother, and a lot of magical realism combine to create a lovely story.
Other Birds is the kind of story you can spend a day reading (and I did). It’s a lovely escape read which I enjoyed very much. Sarah Addison Allen took a hiatus from writing years ago when some personal tragedies happened all at the same time, but she is back with this lovely tale, which she dedicates to the women she lost. Part mystery, part love story, part coming of age, Other Birds is a pleasure to recommend for those looking for something uplifting and different.
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