A multilayered, beautifully textured novel about family and self, self-indulgence and generosity, against the vivid backdrop of contemporary Miami.
In the tropical paradise that is Miami, Avis and Brian Muir are still haunted by the disappearance of their ineffably beautiful daughter, Felice, who ran away when she was thirteen. Now, after five years of modeling tattoos, skateboarding, clubbing, and sleeping in a squat house or on the beach, Felice is about to turn eighteen. Her family - Avis, an exquisitely talented pastry chef; Brian, a corporate real estate attorney; and her brother, Stanley, the proprietor of Freshly Grown, a trendy food market - will each be forced to confront their anguish, loss, and sense of betrayal. Meanwhile, Felice must reckon with the guilty secret that drove her away, and must face her fear of losing her family and her sense of self forever.
This multilayered novel about a family that comes apart at the seams - and finds its way together again - is totally involving and deeply satisfying, a glorious feast of a book.
Genre: General Fiction
In the tropical paradise that is Miami, Avis and Brian Muir are still haunted by the disappearance of their ineffably beautiful daughter, Felice, who ran away when she was thirteen. Now, after five years of modeling tattoos, skateboarding, clubbing, and sleeping in a squat house or on the beach, Felice is about to turn eighteen. Her family - Avis, an exquisitely talented pastry chef; Brian, a corporate real estate attorney; and her brother, Stanley, the proprietor of Freshly Grown, a trendy food market - will each be forced to confront their anguish, loss, and sense of betrayal. Meanwhile, Felice must reckon with the guilty secret that drove her away, and must face her fear of losing her family and her sense of self forever.
This multilayered novel about a family that comes apart at the seams - and finds its way together again - is totally involving and deeply satisfying, a glorious feast of a book.
Genre: General Fiction
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Hardback Editions
February 2012 : Hardback
| Title: Birds of Paradise (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) Author(s): Diana Abu-Jaber ISBN: 1-4104-4507-0 / 978-1-4104-4507-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Birds of Paradise: A Novel Author(s): Diana Abu-Jaber ISBN: 0-393-06461-1 / 978-0-393-06461-2 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Birds of Paradise: A Novel Author(s): Diana Abu-Jaber ISBN: 0-393-34259-X / 978-0-393-34259-8 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
September 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Birds of Paradise Author(s): Diana Abu-Jaber ISBN: 1-61174-577-2 / 9781611745771 (USA edition) Publisher: HighBridge Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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May 2012 : Kindle edition
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