Part autobiography, part natural history, _Bird Cloud_ is the glorious story of Annie Proulx's piece of the Wyoming landscape and her home there. "Bird Cloud" is the name Annie Proulx gave to 640 acres of Wyoming wetlands and prairie and four-hundred-foot cliffs plunging down to the North Platte R
The Bird Market of Paris: A Memoir
โ Scribed by Nikki Moustaki
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.;Baker & Taylor
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 159 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
"A stunning, exceptional memoir from a woman who truly understands and appreciates birds . . . A captivating, heart-warming tale and a delightful, inspiring read." --Joanna Burger, author of The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship
"[An] epiphany-provoking gem of a story, skillfully crafted, vivid and rich with feeling." --Richard Blanco, Presidential Inaugural Poet and author of The Prince of los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood
"No one writes better about birds than Nikki Moustaki . . . . [An] astonishing book." --Deb Olin Unferth, author of Vacation and Revolution
An avian expert and poet shares a true story of beloved birds, a remarkable grandfather, a bad-girl youth --and an astonishing redemption
Nikki Moustaki, author of The Bird Market of Paris , grew up in 1980s Miami, the only child of parents who worked, played, and traveled for luxury sports car dealerships....
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