each little bird that sings by Deborah Wiles copyright 2006
Rule #1: have a box of tissues handy.
Rule #2: do not read this book on an airplane, surrounded by strangers who become nervous as you sniffle, sigh, and pretend you are not crying as you read this book on an airplane, surrounded by strangers.
Rule #3: read on a full stomach. All the references to Fantastic (and Fun) Funeral Food for Family and Friends, not to mention sweet tea, will make your mouth water.
Deborah Wiles's latest book, each little bird that sings, explores the geography of life in all its "messy glory:" death, betrayal, survival, and the love of family and friends that carries us on its shoulders when we are weary.
Comfort Snowberger's vast experience with death -- as the daughter of the local mortician and resident of Snowberger's Funeral Home she has attended 248 funerals -- gives her a healthy perspective on the relationship between life and death.
But when her beloved great-great aunt Florentine dies within months of her great uncle Edisto, and her best friend turns against her, Comfort is overwhelmed, and must make difficult choices about guarding her heart.
The author's personal experiences (as noted in the acknowledgments) permeate the narrative, soaking into it like summer rain -- with the occasional flash of lightning and boom of thunder.
Rule #2: do not read this book on an airplane, surrounded by strangers who become nervous as you sniffle, sigh, and pretend you are not crying as you read this book on an airplane, surrounded by strangers.
Rule #3: read on a full stomach. All the references to Fantastic (and Fun) Funeral Food for Family and Friends, not to mention sweet tea, will make your mouth water.
Deborah Wiles's latest book, each little bird that sings, explores the geography of life in all its "messy glory:" death, betrayal, survival, and the love of family and friends that carries us on its shoulders when we are weary.
Comfort Snowberger's vast experience with death -- as the daughter of the local mortician and resident of Snowberger's Funeral Home she has attended 248 funerals -- gives her a healthy perspective on the relationship between life and death.
But when her beloved great-great aunt Florentine dies within months of her great uncle Edisto, and her best friend turns against her, Comfort is overwhelmed, and must make difficult choices about guarding her heart.
The author's personal experiences (as noted in the acknowledgments) permeate the narrative, soaking into it like summer rain -- with the occasional flash of lightning and boom of thunder.
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