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When We Were Birds : a Novel by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A mythic love story set in Trinidad, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo's radiant debut is a masterwork of lush imagination and exuberant storytelling—a spellbinding and hopeful novel about inheritance, loss, and love's seismic power to heal. “Heartwarming and heartbreaking, fantastical and familiar, with characters that burrow their way into your heart and mind with their tragedies and triumphs, When We Were Birds more than sings, more than beams. It is the kind of story that makes you want to spread your arms open wide, embrace the sky, and take flight in your own little way."—Robert Jones, Jr., New York Times bestselling author of The Prophets   "A searing symphony of magic and loss, love and hope, where in the middle of death, love comes shiny, sparkling and alive. This book might just heal you."—Marlon James, New York Times bestselling author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf In the old house on a hill, where the city meets the rainforest, Yejide’s mother is dying. She is leaving behind a legacy that now passes to Yejide: one St Bernard woman in every generation has the power to shepherd the city’s souls into the afterlife. But after years of suffering her mother’s neglect and bitterness, Yejide is

Who reads When We Were Birds : a Novel?

Author

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385547277

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (540 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14