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loves the whisper of the pages and the way his fingertips catch on
rough paper, the pour of the words up from the leaves, through the soft
light, into his eyes, the mute voice in his ears . . . “Our hero, Pico, is a poet and librarian, and forbidden to pursue the girl of his dreams, for she has wings and Pico does not. When he discovers an ancient letter in his library telling of the mythical morning town where the flightless may gain their wings, he sets off on a quest. It's a magical journey in which he meets a robber queen, a lonely minotaur, a cannibal, an immortal beauty, and a dream seller. Each has a story, and a lesson, for Pico — about learning to love, to persevere, and, of course, to fly.” "Original in concept, elegant in language, funny, cruel, and tender." — URSULA K. LE GUIN "A beautiful and haunting modern fable that reads like exquisite poetry." — BOOKLIST "This is a book that you can't wait to finish but read slowly, to make it last." — THE BLOOMSBURY REVIEW "Haunting, surprising . . . an extraordinary debut novel." — BALTIMORE SUN — RAMBLES "The
very plenitude of stories flushes The Book of Flying with hope . . . At
the heart of this exquisite book is the romantic notion of the
transcendence of art." — FORT LAUDERDALE SUN-SENTINEL Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell's Read the first chapter |