Goodbye Birdie Greenwing

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ISBN: 9780857527264
Title: Goodbye Birdie Greenwing
Author: WALLER ERICKA

From the author of DOG DAYS, a funny, emotional novel about three women made lonely by circumstance, made rich by new friends. For fans of Lenni and Margot and the novels of Joanna Cannon.

‘A lovely and poignant novel, filled with insight and dry wit… The painful, funny struggles of the women in this book – mothers, daughters, sisters, neighbours, doctors, patients – will resonate with readers everywhere.’ KATHERINE HEINY, author of GAMES AND RITUALS

‘Goodbye Birdie Greenwing is one of those books that lingers… I laughed, cried and felt more compassionate for reading it. A triumph.’ JENNIE GODFREY, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS

‘Oh, the exquisite, tender misfits in Goodbye Birdie Greenwing! I love them all. I love the way loneliness is gathered up into such a delightfully odd community. I love the entire book.’ CATHERINE NEWMAN, author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS

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Great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget…

Birdie, Ada and Jane are all lost. Life has not turned out as they planned, and all three of them are scared to ask for help, to say yes – or to say no. To take a chance on someone else.

Birdie Greenwing has been at a loose end ever since her beloved twin sister and husband passed away eight years previously. Too proud and stubborn to admit she is lonely, Birdie’s world has shrunk.

Jane Brown hoped moving to Brighton would be a new start, away from her overbearing mother. While she finds it hard to stand up for herself, her daughter Frankie has no problem telling people what she does and doesn’t want.

Ada Kowalski thought training to become an Oncologist in England would be a dream come true. In reality she is isolated, exhausted, the professional detachment she has had to develop now threatens to take over her life.

When a series of incidents brings their lives crashing together, these three unlikely allies find that there’s always more to a person than meets the eye.

Goodbye Birdie Greenwing celebrates female relationships in all their forms. It explores what being a mother means. It is a story about the choices we make and how we justify them. About finding out who we are, not who other people think we should be.

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PRAISE FOR DOG DAYS-

‘Funny, sad, gritty and beautifully told, this story will make you look at life again and appreciate the small acts of kindness that make everything worthwhile.’ HAZEL PRIOR, author of AWAY WITH THE PENGUINS’A charming, surprising and moving story of three troubled characters’ encounter with love, grief, healing.’ CLARE CHAMBERS, author of SMALL PLEASURES


‘Moving, uplifting, full of charm and warmth, Dog Days gave me much paws for thought.’ EMMA STONEX, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS

‘A Russian doll of a book that twists and tugs each outer husk, revealing delicate and poignant inner layers.’ BETH MORREY, author of SAVING MISSY

‘Perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove and Eleanor Oliphant, Ericka Waller’s wonderful debut is both laugh out loud funny and immensely moving.’ AJ Pearce, author of DEAR MRS BIRD

Format: Trade Paper
Publication date: 18/04/2024
Pages: 352
Temporarily out of stock