The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender - by Leslye Walton

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender is a captivating, magical, and heart-wrenching novel that will transport you to another universe.

Born with bird wings, 16-year-old Ava navigates through her family's history, along with her own, with a lyrical prose that maintains a whimsical and traditional fairy tale feel despite the sorrowful themes.

This unique book is both strange and beautiful, and should be read by every lover of books, regardless of their age.

With exquisite writing, Ava's voice is poetic, witty, and as honest as family mythology will allow.

Challenges that most teens will hopefully never face are presented in a sweeping intergenerational story infused with magical realism, and the heroine's humor and wisdom as she looks back at her life let us know that she is a survivor.

This book will appeal to both adult and young readers who love magical realism, fantasy, and fairy tales, and it is "magical realism at its best." Don't miss out on this uncommon debut - exquisitely written and relayed with sophistication.