{"product_id":"red-bird-sings","title":"The Red Bird Sings (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sparkling, unusual novel that demands you turn the pages' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES, BEST HISTORICAL FICTION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Based on a real-life murder trial in 1897 West Virginia, this dazzling debut arrives with a Southern Gothic slant and a feminist spirit' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling' ANNE ENRIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWest Virginia, 1897. When young Zona Heaster Shue dies only a few months after her wedding, her mother Mary Jane becomes convinced that Zona was murdered - and by none other than her husband, Trout, the handsome blacksmith beloved in their small Southern town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Trout is put on trial, no one believes he could have done it, apart from Mary Jane and Zona's best friend Lucy, who was always suspicious of Trout. As the trial raises to fever pitch and the men of Greenbrier County stand aligned against them, Mary Jane and Lucy must decide whether to reveal Zona's greatest secret in the service of justice. But it's Zona herself, from beyond the grave, who still has one last revelation to make.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI was tenterhooked from the very first to the very last page'\u003c\/b\u003e JO BROWNING WROE, author of \u003ci\u003eA Terrible Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eKeeps you turning pages right until the end\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLoved it\u003c\/b\u003e' JULIE OWEN MOYLAN, author of \u003ci\u003eThat Green Eyed Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTruly superb\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eCompelling and lyrical\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ein equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e' VICTORIA MACKENZIE, author of \u003ci\u003eFor Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully crafted \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e... wholly convincing in its historical detail and tone' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH GILMARTIN, author of \u003ci\u003eDinner Party\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An historical courtroom drama and ghost story that had me on tenterhooks until the very end. Fitzpatrick gives us a feminist heroine whose loyalty and courage make her unstoppable. I loved \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Red Bird Sings'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAINGEALA FLANNERY, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Amusements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fitzpatrick's prose transports you to 1897 West Virginia, where Zona's story is told by the women who loved her, despite efforts to silence her forever' \u003c\/b\u003eCAILEAN STEED, author of \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aoife Fitzpatrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42986726588594,"sku":"9780349016658","price":355.01,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/392418_6424c509eb7040.96984417_9780349016658_1ac307b0-9c37-4d45-927a-60861c874209.jpg?v=1680272072","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/red-bird-sings","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}