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"Claire Oshetsky's novel is a marvel: its language a joy, its imagination dizzying." - Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World BehindAn exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremisTiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. "You think this baby is going to be like you, but it's not like you at all," she warns him. "This baby is an owl-baby."When Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter's needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby, Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her authentic self. Even in those times when Chouette's behaviors grow violent and strange, Tiny's loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering.
About the Author
I review books here on as my fashion-conscious bibliophilic alter ego, "Lark Benobi. " Come follow or friend me on my if you like. Now and then I'll be leaving reviews on as "Claire Oshetsky" but only for those books that have influenced me as a writer. People keep asking me whether the child in the novel is meant to represent an autistic child, or a trans child, or an autistic trans child, or some other kind of child. The book is fiction. The child in the novel is an owl. Happy Reading!
