Birdy

Haileduponitspublicationas"aclassicforreadersnotyetborn"(PhiladelphiaInquirer),Birdyisaninventive,hypnoticnovelaboutfriendshipandfamily,dreamingandsurviving,loveandwar,madnessandbeauty,and,aboveall,"birdness."IttellsthestoryofAl,abold,hot-temperedboywhosegoalsinlifearetolifeweightsandpickupgirls,andhisstrangefriendBirdy,theskinny,tongue-tiedperhapsgeniuswhoonlywantstoraisecanariesandtofly.WhilefightinginWorldWarII,theyfindtheirdreamsbecomealltooreal—andtheirlivesarechangedforever.InBirdy,WilliamWhartoncraftsanunforgettabletalethatsuggestsanothernotionofsanityinaworldthatismanifestlyinsane.,