The Warbler - Durst, Sarah Beth

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Résumé :
Ten months. That's the longest Elisa has stayed anyplace, constantly propelled by her fear that if she puts down roots, a family curse will turn her into a tree. But she's grown tired of flitting from town to town and in and out of relationships. When she discovers a small town in Massachusetts where mysterious forces make it impossible for the residents to leave, she hopes she can change her fate. As Elisa learns about the town's history, she understands more about the women in her family, who seem doomed to never get what they want. Now she believes she's stuck, too -- is that a patch of bark on her arm? But her neighbor's collection of pet birds sings secrets that Elisa can almost understand -- secrets she must unravel in order to be truly alive --...

Biographie:

Sarah Beth Durst is the author of over twenty-five books for adults, teens, and kids, including The Lies Among Us, The Spellshop, The Lake House, and Spark. Her writing has won an American Library Association Alex Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and Durst has been named a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award three times. Several of her books have been optioned for film and television, including Drink, Slay, Love, which was made into a TV movie and became the subject of a Jeopardy! question. Sarah is a graduate of Princeton University and lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, two children, and an ill-mannered cat. Learn more about the author, her work, and upcoming events by visiting her website at www.sarahbethdurst.com.