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Chouette / Claire Oshetsky.

Oshetsky, Claire, (author.).

Summary:
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.
"An exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremis"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063066670
  • ISBN: 006306667X
  • Physical Description: 241 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Subject: Mother and child > Fiction.
Owls > Fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept) > Fiction.
Mothers > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 10 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION OSHETSK (Text) 50686016115938 Adult Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults OSH Fiction (Text) 34001001406493 Adult Area Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Oshetsky (Text) 39427103619524 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library FIC OSH (Text) 33400001541765 Adult Fiction Available -
Parkland Community Library F OSH (Text) 34422007243245 Adult Fiction Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library FIC (Text) 30003009085257 Adult Fiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main Fiction Oshetsky (Text) 33223008727868 Fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library OSHETSKY, CLAIRE (Text) 34455006843672 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009523078 Adult Fiction Available -
Easton Main Library OSHETSKY (Text) 31901004554616 Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: 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.
"An exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremis"--

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