In the quietly powerful “Bird in Hand,” Christina Baker Kline cuts through the delicate lines of marriage and friendship, revealing their fragility.
A fatal accident, which may be the story’s catalyst or climax, forever changes the lives of four people — two married couples — who are connected in more ways than they’re all aware.
Baker Kline asks the tough questions – What do we owe each other? What do we owe ourselves? – compassionately and without judgment, making this a solid book club choice because the answers are so fascinating and unclear.
“How Perfect Is That” is a bird of a totally different feather. With an “I Love Lucy”-like absurdity, this hilarious story of friendship and redemption is surprisingly insightful and poignant.
In the red (both financially and geographically) and on the run, Blythe Young resorts to catering parties where she was once a coveted guest. We were gasping with laughter and empathy at the disastrous party during which Blythe drugs her guests to disguise the store-bought cuisine, faces mutiny by her unpaid staff and has to fend off the IRS.
This is Sarah Bird’s seventh novel, and it’s filled with the best of her signature style: cutting social commentary that’s fall-off-your-seat funny. It’s that rare kind of book that actually lives up to its title.
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