{"product_id":"the-serendipity-of-flightless-things-hardcover","title":"The Serendipity of Flightless Things - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFiadhnait Moser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis middle grade, magical-realism novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flourishing of Floralie Laurel\u003c\/i\u003e is about an Irish girl who is sent to a mysterious town in Virginia to live with her long-lost mother, and is Alice Hoffman's \u003ci\u003eNightbird\u003c\/i\u003e meets Claire Legrand's \u003ci\u003eThe Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmidst the 1971 Troubles between the Irish Republican Army and Northern Ireland, twelve-year-old Finn lives in a world of her own of fairy tales. Raised by her grandmother, Nuala, who is the village storyteller, Finn spends her days playing make-believe in the forest, weaving tall tales to tell her friend Darcy, longing to go to the island of Inis Eala to meet the swans there, and waiting for her father to return from the war. She's long since stopped believing in happy endings and miracles, preferring to believe instead in serendipity, or \"happy mistakes.\" While Nuala revels in the safety and routine of their quiet village life, spunky Finn craves adventure . . . something that comes to her more quickly than expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Darcy becomes lost at sea and Nuala suddenly passes away, Finn is shipped off to the affluent town of Starlight Valley, Virginia, to live with her long-lost mother, Aoife, and half-sister, Posy-Kate. Finn is initially excited to get to know her newfound family, but she can't help but notice that things are a bit unusual. The town is encircled by thorn trees, and even stranger is Aoife's house, where the walls are covered with swan feathers and decorated with swan heads--and Aoife's shoes appear to be made out of swan bills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinn tries to ignore the sinking feeling that something isn't right, but she starts to believe that what's happening isn't random. Instead, it's taken directly from one of her grandmother's famous folktales, \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Lir, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere a scorned mother turns all of her children into swans. But Finn stopped believing in those stories a long time ago . . . could they actually be true?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiadhnait Moser is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flourishing of Floralie Laurel\u003c\/i\u003e. She has studied creative writing, dance, and visual art. When she's not writing, she can be found oil painting, taking photographs, speaking French, or choreographing. She teaches Irish and contemporary dance at her own studio, the Fiadhnait Moser School of Dance. She also teaches preschool. She grew up in the Boston area and currently lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47312516120825,"sku":"9781499808438","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Ie-i32Avm09781499808438.webp?v=1769393148","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-serendipity-of-flightless-things-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}