Bibliograph

The kindness of birds, Merlinda Bobis

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The kindness of birds, Merlinda Bobis

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

The kindness of birds

Responsibility statement

Merlinda Bobis

Summary

An oriole sings to a dying father. A bleeding-heart dove saves the day. A crow wakes a woman's resolve. Owls help a boy endure isolation. Cockatoos attend the laying of the dead. Always there are birds in these linked stories that pay homage to kindness amidst loss, grief, discord and displacement, from Australia to the Philippines

Table Of Contents

O beautiful co-spirit -- When the crow turns white -- The kindness of birds -- The air of the times -- Candido's revolution -- My tender tender -- My father's Australia -- Naming the flowers -- The sleep of apples -- Mylove, my NerÅ«sÄ -- Singing back -- Grandma Owl -- Angels -- Ode to joy

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