Raven Girl

Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven.
So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route and decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body. The raven girl feels imprisoned by her arms and legs and covets wings and the ability to fly. Betwixt and between, she reluctantly grows into a young woman, until one day she meets an unorthodox doctor who is willing to change her.
One of the world s most beloved storytellers has crafted a dark fairy tale full of wonderment and longing. Complete with Audrey Niffenegger s bewitching etchings and paintings, Raven Girl explores the bounds of transformation and possibility.

Praise for Raven Girl:

With her signature wit, wry melancholy, and keen gothic sensibility, Niffenegger weds the fabulous with the deeply human in this concentrated, suspenseful fable. . . . ---Booklist, Starred Review

The book is a colorist s dream that hauntingly captures the world of birds and humans and, as the title suggests, a creature that is somewhere in between. The Chicago Sun-Times

Niffenegger (The Night Bookmobile) blends art and prose in this eerie picture book for adults. Publishers Weekly

Raven Girl is a delight to hold and take in. Lovers of fairy tales and some graphic novel fans should find much to love here.
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"A haunting grown-up fairy tale" Variety Magazine

Provocative and beautiful. ForeWord Reviews

A runaway hit? This one s going to fly. DailyCandy

It s a lovely story. Chicago Reader

Raven Girl is an insidious intermingling of words and pictures to be treasured. Tor.com