Sixteen-year-old Nor, who comes from a long line of witches, prefers to hide her ability to communicate with nature and lives in constant fear of the return of her abusive mother.
Leslye Walton Book order
January 1, 1953
Leslye Walton finds beauty in her writing after a long period of quietude, much like daffodils emerging after a cold rain. Her work often delves into the illogical nature of love, exploring the intricate and melancholic facets of human connection. With a distinctive voice and lyrical style, Walton invites readers into worlds brimming with mystery and emotional depth, where reality often intertwines with the fantastical. Her narratives resonate with vulnerability and an unusual vision, marking her as a compelling contemporary storyteller.
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
“An entrancing and sumptuously written multigenerational novel wrapped in the language of fable, magical realism, and local legend.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most recent progeny, Ava Lavender. Ava—in all other ways a normal girl—is born with the wings of a bird. In a quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to fit in with her peers, sixteen-year old Ava ventures into the wider world, ill-prepared for what she might discover and naive to the twisted motives of others.
