{"product_id":"9780349016658-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, shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2023\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\u003eA prize-winning, spine-tingling gothic suspense novel based on a real-life murder trial in 1897 West Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel that demands you turn the pages' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES, BEST HISTORICAL FICTION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gothic mystery pulsing with suspense' \u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant' \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI was tenterhooked from the very first to the very last page'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJO BROWNING WROE, author of \u003ci\u003eA Terrible Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling' ANNE ENRIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTruly superb\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eVICTORIA MACKENZIE, author of \u003ci\u003eFor Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWest Virginia, 1897. When young Zona Heaster Shue dies only a few months after her wedding, her mother Mary Jane becomes convinced that Zona was murdered - and by none other than her husband, Trout, the handsome blacksmith beloved in their small Southern town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But 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\u003cb\u003eReaders love THE RED BIRD SINGS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Amazing' READER REVIEW *****\u003c\/b\u003e\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' READER REVIEW *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very compelling . not one to be missed! READER REVIEW *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A haunting story of love, revenge and grief' READER REVIEW *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Difficult to put down' READER REVIEW ***** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40886088695905,"sku":"9780349016658","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33976130.jpg?v=1753428030","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349016658-red-bird-sings","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}