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Birdwing (Paperback)

by Rafe Martin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 359 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition (15 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0439211689
  • ISBN-13: 978-0439908450
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,233,259 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enchantment and danger, 4 Mar 2006
By ILONACAT (WIRRAL, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birdwing (Hardcover)
You may know the tale of the six brothers turned into swans by an evil stepmother and how only five of them fully return to their human form when the curse is lifted. The sixth and youngest brother is left with a wing where one of his arms should be. This is the story of that brother.

On one level, it's a story of how a boy comes to manhood through a series of adventures. On another, it's an exploration of disability and difference-blessing or curse ? or both ? It is beautifully and sensitively written, very atmospheric, and with wonderful characters. There's a wizard, two automatons, a goose-girl, a horse with attitude, also a woman who is an owl and may also be a bear. If this sounds too much, I can only say that Rafe Martin handles it all superbly. It's a spellbinding read and I feel the richer for it.
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