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Title	:	Before Women Had Wings
Author	:	Connie May Fowler
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Ballantine Reader's Circle
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	April 22nd 1997 by Ballantine Books (first published May 7th 1996)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. American. Southern

Before Women Had Wings

Connie May Fowler

Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

Rating: 4.02 | 3390 Users | 312 Reviews

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My name is Avocet Abigail Jackson. But because Mama couldn't find anyone who thought Avocet was a fine name for a child, she called me Bird. Which is okay by me. She named both her children after birds, her logic being that if we were named for something with wings then maybe we'd be able to fly above the shit in our lives. . . .                      

So says Bird Jackson, the mesmerizing narrator of Connie May Fowler's vivid and brilliantly written, Before Women Had Wings.                      

Starstruck by a dime-store picture of Jesus, Bird fancies herself "His girlfriend" and embarks upon a spiritual quest for salvation, even as the chaos of her home life plunges her into a stony silence. In stark and honest language, she tells the tragic life of her father, a sweet-talking wanna-be country music star, tracks her older sister's perilous journey into womanhood, and witnesses her mother make a courageous and ultimately devastating decision.                      

Yet most profound is Bird's own story--her struggle to sift through the ashes of her parents' lives, her meeting with Miss Zora, a healer whose prayers over the bones of winged creatures are meant to guide their souls to heaven, and her will to make sense of a world where fear is more plentiful than hope, retribution more valued than love. . . .                    

"A thing of heart-rending beauty, a moving exploration of love and loss, violence and grief, forgiveness and redemption."          
--Chicago Tribune                      

"There is no denying the depth of Connie May Fowler's talent and the breadth of her imagination."          
--The New York Times Book Review                      

"Brilliant."          
--The Boston Sunday Globe

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Original Title:	Before Women Had Wings
ISBN:	0449911446 (ISBN13: 9780449911440)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	International Dublin Literary Award Nominee (1998)

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Ratings: 4.02 From 3390 Users | 312 Reviews

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I had always wanted to read this book because Connie May Fowler was a member of the writing community where I lived in Central Florida from 2004-2006, and I saw her frequently at literary events, and I'd heard great things about this book. I finally decided that this was the summer off from teaching that I would read it, and I'm so pleased that I did.Connie May Fowler can create sympathy in dysfunctional characters in a way that few other writers can. I really enjoyed her portrayal of the young

The character young "Bird" is caught in a despicable situation. An alcoholic father, who eventually kills himself, a physically and mentally abusive mother, and the worse part is, she knows nothing else and believes in her parents and this is love. I believe what I loved most about this story, are the saving graces and angels who come into her life and prove to her that love does not have to be so chaotic and hurtful and that there is some goodness. It is at the point in the story where, Bird

This novel is a little hard to read due to the dysfunction of the family, just made me tense, sad and mad but I didn't want to stop reading it. Oprah Winfrey made a TV movie of it and it was also quite good. Read it almost 20 years ago so I can't remember enough to write any details but I still have the book which is an indication that I may felt that I might read it again.

This book should be depressing. It really should be, but when I read the final word and closed the book for the last time, I came away with an awesome sense of hope. Connie May Fowler expertly explores themes of growing up, poverty, abuse, abandonment and grief. The graphic descriptions of abuse, both physical and verbal, turned my stomach, but rather than being voyeuristic, the pain enhanced the feeling of hope. Readers actually believed that the characters could break out of the spiral they

This one is a tough read because it is heart wrenching from start to finish. It is beautifully written. The fact that it is told by the child, Bird, makes it all the more powerful. I'd have given it 4 stars but it made me sad I couldn't quite do it.

Loved this book! Sensitive treatment of a difficult subject and a triumph of the human spirit. I related so much to the little girl in the story and her daydreaming to escape the harshness of her reality. Also, appreciated the author's skill in portraying the parents in an empathetic light. Well written and authentic.

I can't even explain how much I love this book because I can relate to Bird's upbringing and her trials so much. I often got lost in some passages, confusing her pain and misfortunes for my own...