Sugar Birds, Cheryl Grey Bostrom
Sugar Birds, Cheryl Grey Bostrom
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Sugar Birds
A Novel

Author: Cheryl Grey Bostrom

Narrator: Jayne Entwistle

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/03/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis



WINNER: 2021 AMERICAN FICTION AWARDSWINNER: CHRISTIANITY TODAY’S 2022 FICTION AWARD OF MERIT WINNER: 2022 ACFW CAROL AWARDGOLD WINNER: 2022 IPPY AWARD FINALIST: 2022 CHRISTY AWARD WINNER: 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS SILVER WINNER: 2022 NAUTILUS AWARD WINNER: 2021 BEST BOOK AWARDSILVER WINNER: 2021 FOREWORD INDIES AWARD SILVER WINNER: 2021 READER'S FAVORITE AWARD NW WASHINGTON STATE, 1985For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter, Aggie, the ways of the northern woods, where she sketches nests of wild birds as an antidote to sadness. Then her unpredictable mother forbids her to climb the trees that give her sanctuary and comfort. Angry, ten-year-old Aggie accidentally lights a tragic fire and flees downriver. She lands her boat near untamed forest, then hides among trees and creatures she considers her only friends—determined to remain undiscovered.A search party gathers hours after Celia arrives at her grandmother's nearby farm. Hurting from her parents' breakup, she also plans to run. But when she joins the hunt for Aggie, she meets two irresistible young men who compel her to stay. One is autistic; the other, dangerous.Ideal for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and The Great Alone, Sugar Birds is a layered, riveting story set in the breathtaking natural world—where characters encounter the mending power of forgiveness, for themselves and for those who have failed them.Winner of multiple Earphones, Odyssey, and Odyssey Honor Awards, Jayne Entwistle's narration has landed on Audiofile Magazine's list of Best Audiobooks of the Year.***" A true page-turner . . . An engrossing tale." —KIRKUS REVIEWS

Author Bio

For most of her life, Pacific Northwest naturalist, photographer, and author Cheryl Grey Bostrom has lived in the rural and wild lands that infuse her writing. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, currently including her column in the American Scientific Affiliation’s God and Nature Magazine and her blog: Watching Nature, Seeing Life. Now under the Tyndale imprint, her debut novel Sugar Birds has won multiple industry awards—with an ACFW Carol Award, Christianity Today's Fiction Award of Merit, Christy Finalist Honors, and American Fiction, Best Book, Reader's Favorite, Nautilus Silver and International Book Awards among them. Coming soon: The Sugar Birds sequel and a third stand-alone novel. Her earlier devotional—The View from Goose Ridge: Watching Nature, Seeing Life—is a well-loved classic. A former Teacher of the Year and avid bird-watcher, she lives in Washington state with her husband and three irrepressible Gordon setters. Learn more at CherylBostrom.com.

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