{"product_id":"birdy","title":"Birdy","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaddy is mute. Since the Incident she has barely spoken. And now she and her mother and brother are staying in a farmhouse on an old apricot orchard not far from town. It’s a chance to rest and recuperate – or a way to hide further away from the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice is waiting. Since Birdy, her darling daughter, disappeared forty-five years ago, she has sat in her house waiting for her to come home. Alice says Maddy reminds her of Birdy, and Maddy feels a strange connection to the long-lost girl. In the quiet not-speaking and waiting, amid the clutter of the old woman’s house, Maddy and Alice slowly become friends. Until Maddy takes something that’s not hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirdy is a tender warm-hearted verse novel about the pain of loss and shame, the beauty of words, and the healing power of small acts of kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403328274681,"sku":"9781922790606","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/16317183482872.jpg?v=1770513018","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/birdy","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}