When We Were Birds

When We Were BirdsBy: Ayanna Lloyd Banwo A mythic love story set in Trinidad, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo's radiant debut is a masterwork of lush imagination and exuberant storytellinga spellbinding and hopeful novel about inheritance, loss, and love's seismic power to heal. "Roots the reader in [Trinidads] traditions and rituals [and] in the glorious matriarchy by which lineage is upheld. The result is a depiction of ordinary life thats full and breathtaking."The New York

and seemingly able to maneuver in ways that defy the laws of physics—actually exist

Lyra thinks her new neighbor looks too good to be true

Meljean Brook

much-loved story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Each book outlines what those subjects are about

But tough times are affecting the residents of the local retirement community—until a handsome hero shows up…

where he made a magical discovery: a flock of brilliantly colored wild parrots

strong women

But together they find the reality to be even more troubling

Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism

Grace realizes she's the only one without a best friend

By: Paul Nurse