142 Ostriches
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Narrateur(s):
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Sarah Mollo-Christensen
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Auteur(s):
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April Davila
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Set against the unexpected splendor of an ostrich ranch in the California desert, April Dávila's beautifully written debut conjures an absorbing and compelling heroine in a story of courage, family, and forgiveness.
When Tallulah Jones was 13, her grandmother plucked her from the dank Oakland apartment she shared with her unreliable mom and brought her to the family ostrich ranch in the Mojave Desert. After 11 years caring for the curious, graceful birds, Tallulah accepts a job in Montana and prepares to leave home. But when Grandma Helen dies under strange circumstances, Tallulah inherits everything - just days before the birds inexplicably stop laying eggs.
Guarding the secret of the suddenly barren birds, Tallulah endeavors to force through a sale of the ranch, a task that is complicated by the arrival of her extended family. Their designs on the property, and deeply rooted dysfunction, threaten Tallulah's ambitions and eventually her life. With no options left, Tallulah must pull her head out of the sand and face the 50-year legacy of a family in turmoil: the reality of her grandmother's death, her mother's alcoholism, her uncle's covetous anger, and the 142 ostriches whose lives are in her hands.
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- snowpatch100
- 2020-03-27
So much more than the beautiful cover
I must admit, I was attracted to this book by the beautiful cover. But once I got inside I was pleased to discover that the book lived up to what the cover promised. An interesting story, of yes ostriches, but also a troubled family who still love each other despite their flaws.
I was ready at many times to throttle Tallulah for her poor choices. I had to keep reminding myself that she was young and inexperienced. One star deducted from the story because some of the legal issues seemed a bit unrealistic. Otherwise a super read and a great narrator.
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