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The Bird Artist follows 20‑year‑old Fabian Vas as he works in a boat yard, studies bird painting by correspondence, and falls in love with the beautiful, intelligent Margaret Handle. His parents plan an arranged marriage to a distant relative he has never met, while his father departs on a hunting expedition and his mother finds companionship with the lighthouse keeper Botho August. Set against Newfoundland’s rugged sea and sky, the novel explores the intensity of human emotions and the power of art in a sparse, beautifully described landscape.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Howard A. Norman
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