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PRAISE
"Brilliant writing - lively and heartbreaking at every turn." - Jill McCorkle, New York Times bestselling author of Life After Life
"Kim Church has created an unforgettable and gripping tale about a young woman's passage to adulthood in a small town in North Carolina in her excellent debut novel, Byrd. There are books we like to read because they provide a window to a world wholly unfamiliar, but there are others like Byrd that give insight into our own lives." - BookPage
"This protagonist is so appealing, with her unflinching moral candor, her mistakes based on generous instincts. The prose is lilting, joyous. This novel--about young lives that start out full of promise, falter, then recover--is a hard luck story that will make you feel good." -- Debra Monroe, author of On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family Against the Grain
"A riveting debut." -- Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author of Serena and Nothing Gold Can Stay
"Addie is a particular woman -- a character that will linger and grow beloved -- but she could also be your sister, your roommate from college, a friend in the neighborhood. ... Kim Church has imagined a world of good people missing the mark as good people sometimes do. They're familiar, a comfort. I will never forget the impact of the final pages." -- Patricia Henley, National Book Award finalist and author of Other Heartbreaks
"A richly layered story that explores motherhood and its attendant relationships in ways that break new ground, both stylistically and thematically. Already recognized for her work in the short story form, Kim Church should gain national attention with this original and important novel." -- Angela Davis-Gardner, author of Butterfly's Child
"Beautiful, dream-like language ... connects us directly with the experience of the characters. It goes right to the heart, without being filtered through the brain, the way a smell connects you to a memory." -- Nancy Peacock, New York Timesnotable author of Life Without Water and The Life & Times of Persimmon Wilson
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kim Church's short stories have appeared in Shenandoah, Mississippi Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Flash Fiction Forward, and elsewhere. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she has received fiction fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Millay Colony for the Arts, and Vermont Studio Center. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband, artist Anthony Ulinski. Byrd is her first novel.
