Before Women Had Wings |
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| Author:
| Fowler, Connie May |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56895-377-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1997 |
| Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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| Imprint: | Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $52.25 |
Book Description:
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Her true name is Avocet Abigail Jackson, but everyone calls her "Bird." Starstruck by a dime-store picture of Jesus, she fancies herself "His girlfriend" and embarks on a spiritual quest for salvation. As the narrator of Before Women Had Wings, Bird sifts through the ashes of her parents' lives to forge a new idea of herself, unfurling a fusion of myth and reality, dreams and everyday certainties. She tells of a sweet-talking wanna-be country music star father, tracks her older...
More DescriptionHer true name is Avocet Abigail Jackson, but everyone calls her "Bird." Starstruck by a dime-store picture of Jesus, she fancies herself "His girlfriend" and embarks on a spiritual quest for salvation. As the narrator of Before Women Had Wings, Bird sifts through the ashes of her parents' lives to forge a new idea of herself, unfurling a fusion of myth and reality, dreams and everyday certainties. She tells of a sweet-talking wanna-be country music star father, tracks her older sister's perilous journey into womanhood and witnesses as her mother makes a courageous, yet ultimately devastating, decision.