The Boy with a Bird in His Chest Audiobook Libro.fm

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Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize

A poignantly rendered and illuminating The Washington Post comingofage story about the ways in which family grief love queerness and vulnerability all intersect Kristen Arnett New York Times bestselling author Perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night

Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest medical forums would call him a Terror From the moment Gail emerged between Owens ribs his mother knew that she had to hide him away from the world After a decade spent in isolation Owen takes a brazen trip outdoors and his life is upended forever

Suddenly he is forced to flee the home that had once felt so confining and hide in plain sight with his uncle and cousin in Washington There he feels the joy of finding a family among friends of sharing the bird in his chest and being embraced fully of falling in love and feeling the devastating heartbreak of rejection before finding a spark of happiness in the most unexpected place of living his truth regardless of how hard the thieves of joy may try to tear him down But the threat of the Army of Acronyms is a constant looming presence making Owen wonder if hell ever find a way out of the cycle of fear

An honest celebration of life and everything we need right now in a book Andrew Sean Greer Pulitzer Prizewinning author The Boy with a Bird in His Chest grapples with the fear depression and feelings of isolation that come with believing that we will never be loved for who we truly are and learning to live fully and openly regardless