Set against the unexpected splendor of an ostrich ranch in the
California desert, April Dávila's beautifully written debut conjures an
absorbing and compelling heroine in a story of courage, family and
forgiveness.
When Tallulah Jones was thirteen, her grandmother plucked
her from the dank Oakland apartment she shared with her unreliable mom
and brought her to the family ostrich ranch in the Mojave Desert. After
eleven years caring for the curious, graceful birds, Tallulah accepts a
job in Montana and prepares to leave home. But when Grandma Helen dies
under strange circumstances, Tallulah inherits
everything--just days before the birds inexplicably stop laying eggs.
Guarding the secret of the suddenly barren birds, Tallulah endeavors to force
through a sale of the ranch, a task that is complicated by the arrival
of her extended family. Their designs on the property, and deeply rooted
dysfunction, threaten Tallulah's ambitions and eventually her life.
With no options left, Tallulah must pull her head out of the sand and
face the fifty-year legacy of a family in turmoil: the reality of her
grandmother's death, her mother's alcoholism, her uncle's covetous
anger, and the 142 ostriches whose lives are in her hands.
"A
story told with depth and beauty about the many things we inherit from
our families. Davila's characters are familiar, yet unforgettable, and
I'm waiting patiently for what she writes next."
— Wayétu Moore, author of She Would Be King
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F - 2077 | 142 Ostriches by April Davila
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