1529055237 
Hardback Brood / Jackie Polzin.
Publication year: 2021
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Picador
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 1529055237 9781529055238 (hbk.) :
Notes: In 'Brood', a stunning new voice depicts one woman's attempt to keep her four chickens alive while reflecting on a recent loss of a miscarriage. 'Completely original, full of surprise, humor, grief, and wisdom.'Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves'Darkly funny and poignant'Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train'Fans of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler will devour it.' Daily MirrorMeet Gloria, Gam Gam, Darkness, Miss Hennepin County, and their unlikely owner. Over the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails. From the freezing nights of a brutal winter to a sweltering summer which brings a surprise tornado, she battles predators, bad luck, and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like the one she always imagined.Brood by Jackie Polzin is a darkly witty, deeply moving and startling
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240 pages ; 22 cm
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