Synopsis
'A MARVEL' RUMAAN ALAM
'MAGNIFICENT' NEW YORK TIMES
'A TRIUMPH' i
'SUBLIME' GUARDIAN
'DAZZLING' OBSERVER
When Chouette is born, Tiny's husband and family are devastated by her condition and strange appearance. Doctors tell them to expect the worst. Chouette won't learn to walk; she never speaks; she lashes out when frightened and causes chaos in public.
Tiny's husband wants to make her better but Tiny thinks their child is perfect the way she is. In her fierce self-possession, her untameable will, Chouette teaches Tiny to break free of expectations - no matter what it takes.
LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780349014890
- Number of pages: 256
- Dimensions: 196 x 124 x 22 mm
- Weight: 176g
- Languages: English
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An intense and visceral exploration of motherhood
"My life becomes a row of tiny memory-pearls, strung along a limpid string. Typically, you sleep until noon. When you’re awake, I change your diaper and fe... READ MORE
A dark modern fable on difference
Chouette is a dark modern fable about mothering an unusual child who doesn't act or look like the others. An "owl-baby" as her mother Tiny calls her. Cover... READ MORE
Unnerving novel
My two stars are not for the book itself, which is well written and well thought, but simply because it’s not my cup of tea. I wouldn’t purchase it and hon... READ MORE
Mother
Tiny is a cellist living in Sacramento with her husband.
On the night she and her husband have sex, she is also visited by her owl lover. She conceives but... READ MORE
Hard going
Took a bit to get in to it and was hard going at times. I see motherhood as a beautiful thing not something that has stopped me from living life to the ful... READ MORE
Fierce love
Chouette is a weird and darkly compelling book about motherhood and caring for a child who doesn’t fit into society’s norms. I found myself trying hard to ... READ MORE
Stunning
I loved this book from the first page. It’s obviously an allegory about parenthood, and the process of parenting a baby/child who is different. The charact... READ MORE