{"product_id":"9780349016641-red-bird-sings","title":"The Red Bird Sings","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA chilling and gripping historical gothic fiction debut, winner of the Kate O'Brien Award 2024*\u003cbr\u003ePrize-winning Gothic feminist suspense based on a murder trial in 1897 West Virginia when the testimony of a ghost was admitted in court\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA prize-winning, spine-tingling gothic suspense novel based on a real-life murder trial in 1897 West Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003ci\u003e BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 IRISH BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA novel that demands you turn the pages\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES, BEST HISTORICAL FICTION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA gothic mystery pulsing with suspense\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn intense, memorable tale\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI was tenterhooked from the very first to the very last page\u003c\/b\u003e' JO BROWNING WROE, author of \u003ci\u003eA Terrible Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eCompelling\u003c\/b\u003e' ANNE ENRIGHT\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA glorious tour de force - gorgeous and moving\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eIRISH AMERICA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTruly superb\u003c\/b\u003e' VICTORIA MACKENZIE, author of \u003ci\u003eFor Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWest Virginia, 1897. \u003c\/b\u003eYoung newlywed Zona Heaster Shue is found dead in her house, in what seems to have been a tragic accident. However, her mother, Mary Jane, is convinced Zona was murdered - and by none other than Zona's husband, Trout, the handsome blacksmith beloved in their small Southern town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Trout is put on trial, no one believes he could have done it, apart from Mary Jane and Zona's best friend Lucy, who was always suspicious of Trout. As the trial raises to fever pitch and the men of Greenbrier County stand aligned against them, Mary Jane and Lucy must decide whether to reveal Zona's greatest secret in the service of justice. But it's Zona herself, from beyond the grave, who still has one last revelation to make.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003ci\u003eThe Red Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e was announced as the winner of the Kate O'Brien Award 2024 on 25\/02\/24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love THE RED BIRD SINGS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAmazing\u003c\/b\u003e' READER REVIEW ★★★★★\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book has so much: feisty feminist characters ahead of their time, ghosts, historical drama, justice,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ebeautiful writing\u003c\/b\u003e' READER REVIEW ★★★★★\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eVery compelling\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003cb\u003e not one to be missed!\u003c\/b\u003e' READER REVIEW ★★★★★\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA haunting story of love, revenge and grief\u003c\/b\u003e' READER REVIEW ★★★★★\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDifficult to put down\u003c\/b\u003e' READER REVIEW ★★★★★\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40774302531681,"sku":"9780349016641","price":17.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29645380.jpg?v=1725629723","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349016641-red-bird-sings","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}