All the Little Bird-Hearts

Виктория Ллойд-Барлоу

A poetic debut which masterfully intertwines themes of familial love’ friendship’ class’ prejudice and trauma with psychological acuity and wit’ The Booker Prize Judges 2023 ’Glorious. Unforgettable’ Melissa Harrison ’A keen eye... immaculate’ Financial Times ’Funny’ lyrical’ deft and devastating’ Amy Sackville ’A distinct and poetic new voice’ Clare Pollard Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old daughter’ Dolly’ in the house she grew up in. She does things more carefully than most people. On quiet days’ she must eat only white foods. Her etiquette handbook guides her through confusing social situations’ and to escape’ she turns to her treasury of Sicilian folklore. The one thing very much out of her control is Dolly — her clever’ headstrong daughter’ now on the cusp of leaving home.