The Watched Fall of Sparrows

From her vantage point beside the Pacific Ocean, Marley Keller looks back at unfolding generations of her family and what they made of loss. Her concentrated look at a bloodline spans Illinois, Washington, Minnesota, and Montana, starting in the 1920s and following them through ninety years of homes forged from chosen kin. Out of Jacobys, Kellers, Norths, and Eddys, the Banning tree grew. As the live wire of their varied currents, Marley parcels out the scenes she cannot shake and sorts what she tried to save. Written with years of care as if preparing a family quilt, Esther Sharp's The Watched Fall of Sparrows holds our hand as we go back in time, learning about love from a family who makes it look easy. With catching wordplay and a talented understanding of human heartstrings, Sharp tells tales as if they were whispered in our ear.