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Winter Birds
Winter Birds | Jim Grimsley
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Winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction. On a snowy Thanksgiving day in North Carolina, a dreamy eight-year-old is pushed headlong into the adult world by a violent quarrel between his parents. Jim Grimsley's brilliant first novel unfolds in a strikingly unconventional way--as the boy tells himself his own story. A shattering story of heartbreak, violence, and the endurance of the spirit. "Tell everyone."--Dorothy Allison, author of BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA.
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SqueakyChu
Winter Birds | Jim Grimsley
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I really know nothing about this book or author. I decided to read it for a reading challenge on #LibraryThing to read a book with something connected to #winter in the title. The book seems as If it will be a sad family story. I‘ll keep reading it to see if it keeps up my interest.

SqueakyChu What beautiful writing, but what a terribly sad story. I have about 50 more pages to go. 5y
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VinceReads
Winter Birds | Jim Grimsley
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Heartbreaking yet beautifully written. Southern Gothic with hints of Faulkner without trying to rip him off.

4/5

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VinceReads
Winter Birds | Jim Grimsley
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Starting this one next.