false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg 365179 2 One fall night, an innkeeper on a remote island in Nova Scotia watches an airplane plummet to the sea. As the search for survivors envelops the island, the mourning families gather at the inn, waiting for news of those they have lost. Here among strangers, they form an unusual community, struggling for comfort and consolation. A Taiwanese couple sets out fruit for their daughter's ghost. A Bulgarian man plays piano in the dark, sending the music to his lost wife. Two Dutch teenagers rage against their parents' death. An Iranian exile, mourning his niece, recites the Persian tales that carry the wisdom of centuries. At the center of this striking novel is Ana Gathreaux, an ornithologist who specializes in bird migration, and whose husband perished on the flight.<P><P>What unfolds is the story of how these families unite and disperse in the wake of the tragedy, and how their interweaving lives are ultimately transformed. Brad Kessler's knowledge of the natural world, music, and myth enriches every page.<P><P> 355218 2006 Birds in Fall: A Novel total:255|5:71|4:107|3:61|2:13|1:3| 255 995 388 70 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 5 0 false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 15:05:55 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 15:08:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 3 0 false Sun Jun 21 14:27:20 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 14:42:40 -0700 2009 Birds in Fall begins with a plane crash off the eastern coast of Canada that takes the lives of all on board. In the days immediately following the tragedy, family members of the victims begin to gather at the only inn on the tiny island closest to where the tragedy occurred. The book slowly paints...more...]]> 1292292 074328738X 9780743287388 22 8 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182544093m/1292292.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1292292.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 1 false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 13:18:22 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 13:14:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 18:58:31 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 19:05:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Wed Jun 24 08:51:04 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 07:23:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 2 false Sun May 24 17:29:51 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 12:20:12 -0700 2009 This...more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 5 0 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 31 22:10:31 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 11:46:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1292292 074328738X 9780743287388 22 8 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182544093m/1292292.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1292292.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 08:45:18 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 08:45:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1292292 074328738X 9780743287388 22 8 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182544093m/1292292.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1292292.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 5 0 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Aug 18 10:11:07 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 10:11:11 -0700 2007
It begins with a plane crash, a pretty bad one, based on the relatively recent Dutch ones that were all over the news a few years back. It tells t...more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 17:53:02 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 18:01:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1292292 074328738X 9780743287388 22 8 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182544093m/1292292.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1292292.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 3 0 false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 17:02:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 19:27:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 09:09:38 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 07:12:37 -0800 2009 "How is a story like a bird? It keeps us aloft. It flies. It goes from one place and lands at another, seemingly at random. But its movements are carefully c...more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 3 0 false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 09:48:13 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 09:49:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 14:16:32 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 10:38:15 -0800 2009 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 12:34:18 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 12:34:58 -0800 2008 actually, it reminds me quite a bit of Kingsolver's "Prodigal Summer" - characters using their passions, be it natural history or Hafez or what have you, to deal with grief.]]> 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 19 08:10:11 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 08:12:33 -0700 2009 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 3 0 false Sun May 17 10:03:08 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:04:23 -0700 2009 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 5 0 false Wed Mar 18 12:26:17 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:27:45 -0700 2009 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 5 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 09:11:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 09:11:42 -0700 2009 365179 0743287398 9780743287395 233 62 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174141670m/365179.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365179.Birds_in_Fall_A_Novel 4 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 01:41:32 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 19:35:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=365179