Before Women Had Wings Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

Specify Books During Before Women Had Wings

Original Title:	Before Women Had Wings
ISBN:	0449911446 (ISBN13: 9780449911440)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	International Dublin Literary Award Nominee (1998)

Commentary Concering Books Before Women Had Wings

My name is Avocet Abigail Jackson. But because Mama couldn't find anyone who thought Avocet was a fine name for a child, she called me Bird. Which is okay by me. She named both her children after birds, her logic being that if we were named for something with wings then maybe we'd be able to fly above the shit in our lives. . . .                       So says Bird Jackson, the mesmerizing narrator of Connie May Fowler's vivid and brilliantly written, Before Women Had Wings.                       Starstruck by a dime-store picture of Jesus, Bird fancies herself "His girlfriend" and embarks upon a spiritual quest for salvation, even as the chaos of her home life plunges her into a stony silence. In stark and honest language, she tells the tragic life of her father, a sweet-talking wanna-be country music star, tracks her older sister's perilous journey into womanhood, and witnesses her mother make a courageous and ultimately devastating decision.                       Yet most profound is Bird's own story--her struggle to sift through the ashes of her parents' lives, her meeting with Miss Zora, a healer whose prayers over the bones of winged creatures are meant to guide their souls to heaven, and her will to make sense of a world where fear is more plentiful than hope, retribution more valued than love. . . .                     "A thing of heart-rending beauty, a moving exploration of love and loss, violence and grief, forgiveness and redemption."           --Chicago Tribune                       "There is no denying the depth of Connie May Fowler's talent and the breadth of her imagination."           --The New York Times Book Review                       "Brilliant."           --The Boston Sunday Globe

Declare Out Of Books Before Women Had Wings

Title	:	Before Women Had Wings
Author	:	Connie May Fowler
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Ballantine Reader's Circle
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	April 22nd 1997 by Ballantine Books (first published May 7th 1996)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. American. Southern

Rating Out Of Books Before Women Had Wings

Ratings: 4.02 From 3390 Users | 312 Reviews

Criticize Out Of Books Before Women Had Wings

The character young "Bird" is caught in a despicable situation. An alcoholic father, who eventually kills himself, a physically and mentally abusive mother, and the worse part is, she knows nothing else and believes in her parents and this is love. I believe what I loved most about this story, are the saving graces and angels who come into her life and prove to her that love does not have to be so chaotic and hurtful and that there is some goodness. It is at the point in the story where, Bird

This book should be depressing. It really should be, but when I read the final word and closed the book for the last time, I came away with an awesome sense of hope. Connie May Fowler expertly explores themes of growing up, poverty, abuse, abandonment and grief. The graphic descriptions of abuse, both physical and verbal, turned my stomach, but rather than being voyeuristic, the pain enhanced the feeling of hope. Readers actually believed that the characters could break out of the spiral they

The narrative voice of Bird, the young protagonist of this amazing coming-of-age novel, strengthens after the first few chapters and quickly paints a deeply compelling, poignant, true-to-life portrait of a poor family's struggles. Bird grapples with her family's terrible poverty and circumstances, including the abuse she endures at the hands of her mother and the untimely suicide of her father. As she searches to understand her corner of the world and her place in it, she finds a type of

I loved this book even though it had some harsh scenes of family violence and alcoholism. Bird is the younger of two daughters who live in Florida in the late sixties with their alcoholic parents who used the belt on their young daughters almost as much as they raised the bottle.Even though the situation seems heart wrenching, the girls, especially Bird, who's telling the story,live their lives the best way that they can. More later. 6/2/2018

I struggled (mentally,emotionally) with the women. A very good book for those who adore feminism and the likes.

I LOVED this book. Couldn't put it down!

3.5 stars