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This is a collection of vignettes, spanning two-plus centuries, all set in the same house / farm on the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. beginning when the area was still a British colony and ending in the early 21st century.
There is something magical about the property, starting with the snow-white blackbird whose appearance frequently portends disaster. Still, couples make it a home, start their families, till the soil, pick the fruit, make pies, and jam. And each family is changed by their ti ...more
There is something magical about the property, starting with the snow-white blackbird whose appearance frequently portends disaster. Still, couples make it a home, start their families, till the soil, pick the fruit, make pies, and jam. And each family is changed by their ti ...more
BLACKBIRD HOUSE - by Alice Hoffman
In the 1770s John Hadley & his wife Coral and their two sons had lived in a hollow away from the beach in CapeCod, MA. John made his living as a sailor and used his earnings to purchase an area to set down roots for his family. The younger son came upon a blackbird that was injured and nursed it back to health. He took the blackbird with him on his voyage. Then in May he took his sons with him to sail leaving Coral behind to tend the garden of sweet peas and tur ...more
In the 1770s John Hadley & his wife Coral and their two sons had lived in a hollow away from the beach in CapeCod, MA. John made his living as a sailor and used his earnings to purchase an area to set down roots for his family. The younger son came upon a blackbird that was injured and nursed it back to health. He took the blackbird with him on his voyage. Then in May he took his sons with him to sail leaving Coral behind to tend the garden of sweet peas and tur ...more
I thought this was an interesting book. Once I got started it was hard to put the book down. I liked the idea of how it started out with one story and then the next chapter was a different story, but same place. The first story was about the original owners of a piece of land and then another person took that land. The story started in like the 1700 or 1800 then each story was a different year, but some how the intertwine with each other.
This book was a struggle for me to get through. It's very short and I think I read it in one night, but the story was lacking. This book is basically the story of a bunch of different people over several generations who end up in the same house in some way or other. I just didn't see the point in it, really. I really expected more from this book, but it let me down.
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