Each with their own story, Each with their own longings.
turquoise birds called Dellawisps flit (200,000-copy first printing). When Zoey comes to claim her deceased mother's apartment on Mallow Isalnd, she meets her quirky and secretive neighbors, including a girl on the run, two estranged middle-aged sisters, a lonely chef, a legendary writer, and three ghosts. in her childhood and to create a place for herself at the Dellawisp Condos. Right off the coast of South Carolina, on Mallow Island, The Dellawisp sits-a stunning cobblestone building shaped like a horeshoe and named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy.
Allen immerses readers in this island world, as well as in the process of self-discovery, the experiences of being haunted and the gift of surrendering to what we can and cannot control.Enter for a chance to win an ARC of Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen!įrom the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells comes an enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won't let you go.īetween the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways. If you’re looking for a bit of mystery, whimsical characters and a keen sense of place, Other Birds offers all these delights and more. Pigeon prods and cajoles Zoey, helping her grow. Zoey even has a bird named Pigeon that only she can see. The fictional dellawisps-curious, loud and loitering-shape both the setting and how the characters interact within it. Ghosts and birds-imagined or real, but all mysterious-guide the meandering cast, allowing opportunities for joyful circumstances. Magical elements are hewn into the marrow of Other Birds. In time, each resident seeks to be understood, to build connections with one another and to understand how their lives are intertwined. From Zoey’s artist neighbor, Charlotte, to the property manager, Frasier, each tenant of the Dellawisp is haunted by ghosts-of who they were, whom they love, pasts they don’t understand or want to flee. So, too, has it become a home for a number of interesting people. Zoey finds herself at the Dellawisp, a quirky old building that hosts a flock of nosy, noisy birds for which it is named. Zoey never felt at home with her father and stepmother in Tulsa, Oklahoma, so after turning 18, she moves to the island to live in the apartment left by her late mother.
An apartment building on Mallow Island, South Carolina, beautifully illustrates this principle in Sarah Addison Allen’s sixth novel, Other Birds. The other residents who live in the Dellawisp are a curious mlange of outcasts, ghosts, and birds, but on the first night, when one of her neighbors is found. Rather, it must feel like an extra layer where secrets might be kept-and possibly revealed. What does it mean for a story’s setting to really act as an additional character? It can’t just be a well-defined place where players act out their roles.
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