{"product_id":"9780733652417","title":"Bird","description":"Author: Courtney Collins\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733652417\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Margaret Atwood and Holly Ringland,\u003ci\u003e Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable novel about hope and resilience from one of Australia's most exciting emerging writers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'You walk and the harvest moon casts the clearest of shadows. You are nervous. With a moon like that, it is not a night for escaping. It is a night made better for hunting runaway girls.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHimalayas: Unknown Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Ten thousand strands of trouble,' is what Bird's father says, watching as Bird's sister braids her hair. On the eve of her fourteenth year, that trouble finds Bird. Fleeing her home to escape an arranged marriage, she attempts to vanish into a crowd of pilgrims - not knowing that violence is circling, and that it already has its eyes on her. In search of her own life and her own truth, she could never imagine how long and how far it would take her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarwin: Present Day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWaking in a hospital bed, Bird tries to remember what brought her here. A man whose gaze she knew to fear, a stolen car, a plastic gun, and a real bullet in her shoulder. Kindness is being offered here, so why is her instinct always to run? Strand by strand, she begins to remember . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA masterful and profoundly moving novel about a girl determined to live on her own terms, no matter the cost. Bird is an unforgettable story of hope, resilience, the power of connection and the most elemental bonds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Reading Courtney Collins' writing is an experience akin to falling under the spell of a song. An evocative, enchanting storyteller.' \u003cb\u003eHOLLY RINGLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A magical, heartbreaking page-turner. In luminous prose, Courtney Collins explores the vagaries of growing up, the slipperiness of time and space, the complexities of family and friendship, creativity and self-determination. I loved it.' \u003cb\u003eJENNIFER HIGGIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Collins delivers propulsive but understated storytelling, with a refreshing focus on action instead of feelings . . . a gentle but deftly handled experience' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SATURDAY PAPER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A work of hope and resistance' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWEEKEND POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It's been a long time in the making, but Courtney Collins' latest novel, \u003ci\u003eBird\u003c\/i\u003e, has been worth the wait . . . clear and engaging' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEWCASTLE HERALD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Flowers of Alice Hart\u003c\/i\u003e . . . \u003ci\u003eBird\u003c\/i\u003e tenderly explores womanhood intergenerationally through a lens of community, hope and resilience' \u003cb\u003eBOOKS+PUBLISHING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465992294558,"sku":"ADS-9780733652417","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733652417.jpg?v=1770011130","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733652417","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}