The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
Love makes us such fools...Pain in love appears to be a Roux family birthright, and for Ava Lavender, a girl born with the wings of a bird, it is key to her inheritance.Longing to fit in with her peers, Ava ventures away from home, ill-prepared for what awaits her in a world that does not know...
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Love makes us such fools...Pain in love appears to be a Roux family birthright, and for Ava Lavender, a girl born with the wings of a bird, it is key to her inheritance.Longing to fit in with her peers, Ava ventures away from home, ill-prepared for what awaits her in a world that does not know whether to view her as girl or angel. Ava's quest and her family's saga build to a devastating crescendo until, on the summer solstice, the skies open up, rain and feathers fill the air and Ava’s fate is revealed.A mesmerizing, lyrical tale of longing, desire and the nature of love.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781406357738 (1406357731)
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
This book is my favorite book I have read this year. It truly was a beautiful and magical adventure. Summary: To my great misfortune, I was once mistaken for an angelPain in love is the Roux family birthright. For Ava Lavender, a girl born with the wings of a bird, it is key to her fate.Ava traces...
TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE. So I have mixed feelings about this book; the title is misleading, because it isnt just about the strange and beautiful sorrows of ava lavender, but also about her mother, grandmother, great grandmother, etc. So it took me some time to get in to this book, because in the begin...
It took me a week to write this review because I couldn’t find the words to describe how much I love this novel. I don’t know what to say to make you go read it. The narrator, Ava, is born with feathers and wings. To find out why, she starts looking into her family history. This book chronicles fo...
I was so excited for this book! So, I picked it up from my library app(Overdrive). I was trembling with anticipation as I read the first couple of words! The writing is intoxicating and just when I thought I had fallen in love (BOOM!). It took a turn for the worst. To my dismay, I had to put this bo...
El verdadero título de esta novela debería ser: "Miss Lavender's house for Peculiar Children"cuak!Bien,Veamos....Teniendo en cuenta de que estamos frente a una novela perteneciente al Realismo Mágico, está complicado no separarla de sus tocayas de género. Difícil leer la historia de las mujeres Lav...
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