pickHad a day sick in bed and this was the most uplifting, well-rounded & charming piece of fiction one could read. Huge applause to the the author for such wonderful character development of Tama the magpie (our story narrator) and perhaps humans might see these clever birds differently from now on. We love you #tama ! 🖤
pickLate to the party but wow was I glad to be here. This novel is every bit as good as every hyped-up review says it is. Chidgey does rural NZ gothic so well here; the narration perfectly creates that sense of creeping unease. It‘s a book that has so much to say about heavy things like domestic violence, and the challenges of rural living, but delivers this with the pitch perfect touch of humour. I
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