Birding by Rose Ruane
Birding is a beautiful, witty and powerful story set in an out of season seaside town about two women poised between a past they feel trapped by and a future just beyond reach. Will they both find a way to soar, despite clipped wings?
I have GULPED this novel down over the last couple of daysBirding gave me everything I want in a novel, including a massive, cathartic cry at the end. Achingly poignant, yet ultimately hopeful, with a worn out seaside town I can see so clearly -- Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things (via X)
I've had my socks absolutely knocked off (again) by Rose Ruane's latest novel Birding. It made me rage, reflect, howl with laughing, worry and blub. Gentle, strong, important and hopeful. I am in awe and couldn't recommend it more highly -- Jessica Fostekew (via X)
I wish I could write as vividly and wisely as Rose Ruane. A beautiful book full of stark truths about relationships and self, framed in poetry and underscored by perfect analogies that had me nodding along in recognition throughout. The physical world of the book is alive and the internal worlds of the characters are deeply felt, as we are invited into their darkest thoughts and feelings and, in a way, asked to consider and process ourselves. Lyrical and evocative, highly recommended * Evie King, author of Ashes to Admin *
'The reader is always rooting for these women as they each arrive at their moments of reckoning... Birding is a sharp analysis of societal, gender and relationship expectations and the unnecessary harm they can inflict... While the subject matter could be depressing, Ruane's playful sense of humour adds plenty of levity resulting in a surprisingly moving and uplifting book that asks what it means to fully become ourselves' * Irish Times *
This unusual, uncomfortable novel is beautifully written * Daily Mail *
I've had my socks absolutely knocked off (again) by Rose Ruane's latest novel Birding. It made me rage, reflect, howl with laughing, worry and blub. Gentle, strong, important and hopeful. I am in awe and couldn't recommend it more highly -- Jessica Fostekew (via X)
I wish I could write as vividly and wisely as Rose Ruane. A beautiful book full of stark truths about relationships and self, framed in poetry and underscored by perfect analogies that had me nodding along in recognition throughout. The physical world of the book is alive and the internal worlds of the characters are deeply felt, as we are invited into their darkest thoughts and feelings and, in a way, asked to consider and process ourselves. Lyrical and evocative, highly recommended * Evie King, author of Ashes to Admin *
'The reader is always rooting for these women as they each arrive at their moments of reckoning... Birding is a sharp analysis of societal, gender and relationship expectations and the unnecessary harm they can inflict... While the subject matter could be depressing, Ruane's playful sense of humour adds plenty of levity resulting in a surprisingly moving and uplifting book that asks what it means to fully become ourselves' * Irish Times *
This unusual, uncomfortable novel is beautifully written * Daily Mail *
Rose Ruane is an author and artist who lives in Glasgow with her ever-expanding collection of Twentieth Century kitsch.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472157997 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472157990 |
| Title | Birding |
| Author | Rose Ruane |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2025-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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