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"Astoundingly original, this impressive debut belongs on the shelf with your Margaret Atwood and Octavia Butler collections."— New York Times Book Review Named a most anticipated book of 2020 by Time , Vanity Fair, Esquire , O Magazine, Entertainment Weekly , Bustle , BookRiot , Domino , and LitHub "Brilliant, suspenseful...A masterpiece."—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls At their newly founded school, Samuel Hood and his daughter Caroline promise a groundbreaking education for young women. But Caroline has grave misgivings. After all, her own unconventional education has left her unmarriageable and isolated, unsuited to the narrow roles afforded women in 19th century New England. When a mysterious flock of red birds descends on the town, Caroline alone seems to find them unsettling. But it's not long before the assembled students begin to manifest bizarre symptoms: Rashes, seizures,...

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Author

Clare Beams

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385544665

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.7 / 5 (485 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14