Birdcatcher - FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD (Jones Gayl)(Paperback / softback)

A FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD''A fascinating meditation on Black female creativity from the author of Corregidora and Palmares . . . Vivid characters shimmer through the pages'' Suzi Feay, GUARDIAN''I am living on the white-washed island of Ibiza with my friend Catherine Shuger, a sculptor who has been declared legally insane, and her husband, Ernest. Standing on the terrace, sheltered in the smell of oranges and eucalyptus, washed in sunlight, you''d swear this was a paradise. But to tell the truth the place is full of dangers. You see, Catherine sometimes tries to kill her husband. It has been this way for years . . . My name''s Amanda Wordlaw. Wonderful name for a writer, isn''t it? . . . I guess I''m sort of a choice companion for the Shugers - professional watcher and listener that I am. It''s like they need someone else to witness the shit, the spectacle they make of themselves.''''Gayl Jones constructs a novel that is part mystery, part thriller, and wholly captivating . . . Jones is an outstanding writer . . . A shining segment of the American literary canon has been restored'' Kate Webb, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT''With the plush scenery of a travelogue, the misshapen soul of a noir and the anarchic spirit of a trickster tale, this novel revolves around three Black American expatriates . . . Catherine is suspicious of Amanda''s intentions toward her husband, but, in Jones''s fearsome, fractured narrative, her potential for violence seems no more alarmin
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