Overview
So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route and decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a childāan extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body. The raven girl feels imprisoned by her arms and legs and covets wings and the ability to fly. Betwixt and between, she reluctantly grows into a young woman, until one day she meets an unorthodox doctor who is willing to change her.
One of the worldās most beloved storytellers has crafted a dark fairy tale full of wonderment and longing. Complete with Audrey Niffeneggerās bewitching etchings and paintings, Raven Girl explores the bounds of transformation and possibility.
Praise for Raven Girl:
āWith her signature wit, wry melancholy, and keen gothic sensibility, Niffenegger weds the fabulous with the deeply human in this concentrated, suspenseful fable. . . .āĀ ---Booklist, Starred Review
āThe book is a coloristās dream that hauntingly captures the world of birds and humans and, as the title suggests, a creature that is somewhere in between.ā ā The Chicago Sun-Times
āNiffenegger (The Night Bookmobile) blends art and prose in this eerie picture book for adults.ā āPublishers Weekly
āRaven Girl is a delight to hold and take in. Lovers of fairy tales and some graphic novel fans should find much to love here.ā
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"A haunting grown-up fairy tale" ā Variety Magazine
āProvocative and beautiful.ā āForeWord Reviews
āA runaway hit? This oneās going to fly.āĀ āDailyCandy
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āItās a lovely story.ā āChicago Reader
āRaven GirlĀ is an insidious intermingling of words and pictures to be treasured.āāTor.com
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This book title, Raven Girl, ISBN: 9781419707261, by Audrey Niffenegger, published by Harry N. Abrams (May 7, 2013) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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