Chouette: a novel
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©2021
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"An exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremis"--
Tiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. "You think this baby is going to be like you, but it's not like you at all," she warns him. "This baby is an owl-baby." When Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter's needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby, Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her authentic self. Even in those times when Chouette's behaviors grow violent and strange, Tiny's loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering. When she discovers that her husband is on an obsessive and increasingly dangerous quest to find a "cure" for their daughter, Tiny must decide whether Chouette should be raised to fit in or to be herself--and learn what it truly means to be a mother.
Tiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. "You think this baby is going to be like you, but it's not like you at all," she warns him. "This baby is an owl-baby." When Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter's needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby, Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her authentic self. Even in those times when Chouette's behaviors grow violent and strange, Tiny's loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering. When she discovers that her husband is on an obsessive and increasingly dangerous quest to find a "cure" for their daughter, Tiny must decide whether Chouette should be raised to fit in or to be herself--and learn what it truly means to be a mother.
Subjects
Subjects
Animals
Animals -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fantasy fiction
Fiction
Gay fiction
Holidays
Holidays -- Fiction
Horror fiction
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction
Magic realism (Literature)
Magic realism (Literature) -- Fiction
Mother and child
Mother and child -- Fiction
Owls
Owls -- Fiction
Queer fiction
Women
Women -- Fiction
Animals -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fantasy fiction
Fiction
Gay fiction
Holidays
Holidays -- Fiction
Horror fiction
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction
Magic realism (Literature)
Magic realism (Literature) -- Fiction
Mother and child
Mother and child -- Fiction
Owls
Owls -- Fiction
Queer fiction
Women
Women -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9780063066670
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9780063066700
9780063066694
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Electronic books
Fantasy fiction
Fiction
Gay fiction
Holidays -- Fiction
Horror fiction
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction
Magic realism (Literature) -- Fiction
Mother and child -- Fiction
Owls -- Fiction
Queer fiction
Women -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fantasy fiction
Fiction
Gay fiction
Holidays -- Fiction
Horror fiction
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction
Magic realism (Literature) -- Fiction
Mother and child -- Fiction
Owls -- Fiction
Queer fiction
Women -- Fiction
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Electronic books
Holidays
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Magic realism (Literature)
Mother and child
Owls
Women
Electronic books
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Identity (Philosophical concept)
Magic realism (Literature)
Mother and child
Owls
Women
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