Birds of a Feather zeigt, wie eine scheinbar banale Szene, wie der Tod einer Taube den Blick auf das Leben verändern kann. Diese Sammlung von Geschichten fängt die kleinen, oft übersehenen Momente des Alltags ein, die dennoch tief nachhallen. Mit einem feinen Gespür für die menschliche Psyche zeigt dieses Buch, wie selbst die unscheinbarsten Augenblicke große Emotionen auslösen können. Birds of a Feather shows how a seemingly trivial scene like the death of a pigeon can alter ones perspective on life. This collection of stories captures the small, often overlooked moments of everyday life that nonetheless resonate deeply. With a keen sensitivity to the human psyche, this book reveals how even the most inconspicuous moments can evoke profound emotions.

A winter illness left Lotus, a little girl, without a voice and without friends. A hunter's bullet left Feather, a crane, injured and unable to fly. As Lotus nurses Feather back to health, their bond grows. Soon Feather is following Lotus everywhere, even to school! The bird dances to the girl's reed whistle, much to the delight of the other children. One day, when the village floods, Feather helps raise the alarm as Lotus and her grandfather urge their neighbors to get to high ground. Feather is a true friend to Lotus, but the time comes when Lotus must be a true friend to him--by encouraging him to migrate with the rest of the cranes. The next spring, Feather miraculously returns, and that's not all . . . he has brought new life to the nearby lake. Inspired by the true story of a crane that rescued a Chinese village, and graced with sensitive watercolor illustrations, this lovely book about respecting nature offers deep emotion and delightful surprises.

The second Maisie Dobbs mystery Jacqueline Winspear’s marvelous debut, Maisie Dobbs, won her fans from around the world and raised her intuitive, intelligent, and resourceful heroine to the ranks of literature’s favorite sleuths. Birds of a Feather, its follow-up, finds psychologist and private investigator Maisie Dobbs on another dangerously intriguing adventure in London “between the wars.” It is the spring of 1930, and Maisie has been hired to find a runaway heiress. But what seems a simple case at the outset soon becomes increasingly complicated when three of the heiress’s old friends are found dead. Is there a connection between the woman’s mysterious disappearance and the murders? Who would want to kill three seemingly respectable young women? As Maisie investigates, she discovers that the answers lie in the unforgettable agony of the Great War.

In this moving story that New York Times best-selling author Tui T. Sutherland calls "a perfect tale of outcasts, friendship, falconry, and the families we create," a down-on-her-luck girl rescues a baby owl, and the two set each other free.

This is the story of a queer son who grew up in a toxic, abusive Muslim household, and of all the people he couldn't love, the hugs he never felt, and the affection he always desired. This book must be released under an alias, not my real name. I hope that someday I can proudly say I wrote it, that it is about my life and the people I loved. I wish I could share with others the stories I witnessed and the laughter I shared. I wish my parents could see and know that I was loved by someone.

Wie fühlt es sich an unsichtbar zu sein? Wie kann ich meinem Schicksal entfliehen? Kann ich loslassen? Wie ich aus meinem Herzschmerz und Weltschmerz Kunst erschaffe und was Sehnsucht in mir auslöst, erzähle ich in diesem kleinen Buch durch verschiedene Songtexte, die ich im Verlauf meines Lebens geschrieben habe. Die Songtexte sind in englischer und deutscher Sprache verfasst und beruhen sowohl auf fiktive, als auch auf eigene biographische Ereignisse.

Great ideas start from the littlest of sparks. The sparks that birthed the short stories bound in this book started from a little game: weave a story with three random words. And I weaved. A businesswoman, a refugee, a sailor, a servant, a child, a young lady, a politician- all of them find their voice to give a glimpse into their stories. However obscure and fantastical they might be.

A little girl In desperate need to connect and to share, in a world full of people that are too wrapped up in their own selves to provide space for finding real love.

*** *** *** Nüno is a small flightless bird who lives in an animal community called Skalla, deep in the forest. He is promised the power of flight if he can answer one question. A question that sets him on an adventure beyond more he has ever known. *** *** ***

Lofty and powerful is Redeye. His subjects must serve and offer their minds as well as their bodies to him unquestioningly. Laela is his newest subject of interest, for she stems from an intricate race and has finally begun to bleed. In her, Redeye sees a slave that will bear more of the rare breed. But on Laelas way to bow before the ravishing master, a monster appears. A monster that kills slavers like Redeye for a sport.