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When Two Feathers fell from the sky / Margaret Verble.
Van Pelt Library PS3622.E733 W48 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Verble, Margaret, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cherokee Indians--Fiction.
- Cherokee Indians.
- Zoos.
- Zoos--Fiction.
- Horses--Fiction.
- Horses.
- Nineteen twenties.
- Indians of North America.
- Cherokee women.
- Stunt performers.
- Tennessee--Nashville.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 365 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
- Summary:
- "A deliciously strange and daringly original novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Margaret Verble: set in 1926 Nashville, it follows a death-defying young Cherokee horse-diver who, with her companions from the Glendale Park Zoo, must get to the bottom of a mystery that spans centuries. Two Feathers, a young Cherokee horse-diver on loan to Glendale Park Zoo from a Wild West show, is determined to find her own way in the world. Two's closest friend at Glendale is Hank Crawford, who loves horses almost as much as she does. He is part of a high-achieving, land-owning Black family. Neither Two nor Hank fit easily into the highly segregated society of 1920s Nashville. When disaster strikes during one of Two's shows, strange things start to happen at the park. Vestiges of the ancient past begin to surface, apparitions appear, and then the hippo falls mysteriously ill. At the same time, Two dodges her unsettling, lurking admirer and bonds with Clive, Glendale's zookeeper and a World War I veteran, who is haunted--literally--by horrific memories of war. To get to the bottom of it, an eclectic cast of park performers, employees, and even the wealthy stakeholders must come together, making When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky an unforgettable and irresistible tale of exotic animals, lingering spirits, and unexpected friendship."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Subtitle from cover.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Verble, Margaret, When two feathers fell from the sky
- ISBN:
- 9780358554837
- 0358554837
- OCLC:
- 1226566414
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