{"product_id":"the-red-bird-sings-9780349016672","title":"The Red Bird Sings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA prize-winning, spine-tingling gothic suspense novel based on a real-life murder trial in 1897 West Virginia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love THE RED BIRD SINGS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eAmazing\u003c\/b\u003e'' READER REVIEW \u003cspan style=\"color:gold;\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\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\u003c\/b\u003e'' READER REVIEW \u003cspan style=\"color:gold;\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eVery compelling\u003c\/b\u003e . . .\u003cb\u003e not one to be missed!\u003c\/b\u003e'' READER REVIEW \u003cspan style=\"color:gold;\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA haunting story of love, revenge and grief\u003c\/b\u003e'' READER REVIEW \u003cspan style=\"color:gold;\"\u003e?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eDifficult to put down\u003c\/b\u003e'' READER REVIEW \u003cspan style=\"color:gold;\"\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sparkling, unusual novel that demands you turn the pages\u003c\/b\u003e. The spirits tell me that this Irish debut author is a talent to watch * Antonia Senior, The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with a compelling, lyrical intensity\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Bird Sings \u003c\/i\u003eis a historical drama whose characters are full of a a suppressed fury, and haunted by a need for justice. A \u003cb\u003edeeply felt and accomplished \u003c\/b\u003edebut * Anne Enright *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gothic mystery pulsing with suspense, \u003c\/b\u003eit highlights domestic abuse and the silencing of women's voices * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruly superb\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eCompelling and lyrical\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ein equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e * Victoria MacKenzie, author of For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was tenterhooked from the very first to the very last page\u003c\/b\u003e * Jo Browning Wroe, author of A Terrible Kindness *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eatmospheric \u003c\/b\u003edebut that \u003cb\u003ekeeps you turning pages right until the end\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLoved it\u003c\/b\u003e * Julie Owen Moylan, author of That Green Eyed Girl *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully crafted ... wholly convincing in its historical detail and tone \u003c\/b\u003e * Sarah Gilmartin, author of Dinner Party *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExceptional\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eWhat a treat\u003c\/b\u003e. It's that rare beast: beautiful and literary with an \u003cb\u003eextremely compelling \u003c\/b\u003eand readable plot * Nicola Garrard, author of 29 Locks *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eabsolutely beautifully written \u003c\/b\u003estory. \u003cb\u003eAoife Fitzpatrick's prose just lifts straight off the page and transports you to 1897 Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e, where Zona Heaster's Shue's story is told by the women who loved her, despite efforts to silence her forever * Cailean Steed, author of HOME *\u003cbr\u003eI was \u003cb\u003espellbound \u003c\/b\u003eby this incredibly accomplished piece of historical feminist fiction. \u003cb\u003eThrilling and beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e * Jennie Godfrey, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS *\u003cbr\u003eAn historical courtroom drama and ghost story that \u003cb\u003ehad me on tenterhooks until the very end\u003c\/b\u003e. Fitzpatrick has a magpie's eye for detail and eccentricity, her prose shines... and she gives us \u003cb\u003ea feminist heroine, a girl with a typewriter and a bicycle, whose loyalty and courage make her unstoppable. I loved \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Red Bird Sings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Aingeala Flannery, author of THE AMUSEMENTS *\u003cbr\u003eAoife Fitzpatrick gives voice to a murdered woman in this \u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e, unflinching study of domestic brutality. The \u003cb\u003eelegant, masterful \u003c\/b\u003eprose hums with the righteous fury of women who cannot be contained and will not be silenced. This is not a whodunnit or a whydunnit, but a willhegetawaywith it, where the thrill of the reveal is how the murderer will be nailed for his crime, and \u003cb\u003eboy does Fitzpatrick deliver\u003c\/b\u003e! \u003cb\u003eWhen Zona finally speaks, her voice hits like a punch. But this is a tender book too; at its core is the moving tale of a mother's ferocious love for her child. A triumph\u003c\/b\u003e * Nikki Marmery, author of On Wilder Seas *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeautifully crafted \u003c\/b\u003enovel about loss, faith and justice set against the backdrop of 19th century West Virginia. I was transported into the worlds of Mary Jane, Lucy and Zona and into the life of women at that time, where their word meant so little compared to a man's. I had to keep reading to find out what happened whilst also not wanting it to end. \u003cb\u003eA brilliant debut\u003c\/b\u003e * Alison Stockham, author of The Cuckoo Sister *\u003cbr\u003eA beautifully paced retelling of the nineteenth century real life murder in West Virginia of Zona Shue. Through the voices of her distraught mother, Mary Jane, her childhood friend and would-be journalist, Lucy Frye, and Zona herself, in the form of letters and visions, it explores feminist themes that are contemporary and important. An \u003cb\u003eutterly engrossing \u003c\/b\u003eread, \u003cb\u003eI adored it\u003c\/b\u003e. Aoife Fitzpatrick is \u003cb\u003ea powerful new voice in historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * Paula McGrath *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Red Bird Sings \u003c\/b\u003e... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ea haunting story of love, revenge and grief \u003c\/b\u003e * Stacey Thomas, author of The Revels *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent, i\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emmersive historical fiction \u003c\/b\u003einspired by a true story. \u003cb\u003eBeautifully written, this is a brilliant novel that asks questions that we're still trying to answer today\u003c\/b\u003e * Louise Hare, author of Miss Aldridge Regrets *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeriously stupendous \u003c\/b\u003e... A read-late-into-the-night tense, well-up-weeping touching, truly transformational read * Meg Clothier, author of The Book of Eve *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003emasterful \u003c\/b\u003edebut * Image magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThe trial thrills the most, with its combative lawyers, sickening jeopardy and gasp-worthy reveals * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA stunning debut * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eIntense [and] memorable * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning . . . Fitzpatrick unspools an uneasy shimmering tale of coercive control, spiritualism and staunch friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e It's a brilliant take on Southern Gothic . . . simmers with suspense and suspicion * Irish Daily Mail *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733643407703,"sku":"9780349016672","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349016672.jpg?v=1720000991","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-red-bird-sings-9780349016672","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}