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.
- 2018
- 2014
Born with bird wings, Ava Lavender's well aware that love has long made fools of her family. When pious Nathaniel Sorrows mistakes her bird wings for angel wings, 16-year-old Ava faces the man's growing obsession, which comes to a head with the rain and feathers that fly through the air during a nighttime summer solstice celebration.
- 2014
Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
- 301 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Born with bird wings into a family cursed to be foolish in love, sixteen-year-old Ava delves into her family's past hoping to understand her unusual nature and learn to fit in with her peers, but she is ill-prepared for what she discovers.
