Synopses & Reviews
Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven.
So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route and decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body. The raven girl feels imprisoned by her arms and legs and covets wings and the ability to fly. Betwixt and between, she reluctantly grows into a young woman, until one day she meets an unorthodox doctor who is willing to change her.
One of the world's most beloved storytellers has crafted a dark fairy tale full of wonderment and longing. Complete with Audrey Niffenegger's bewitching etchings and paintings, Raven Girl explores the bounds of transformation and possibility.
Review
With her signature wit, wry melancholy, and keen gothic sensibility, Niffenegger weds the fabulous with the deeply human in this concentrated, suspenseful fable.” Booklist, Starred Review
Review
The book is a colorist's dream that hauntingly captures the world of birds and humans and, as the title suggests, a creature that is somewhere in between.” The Chicago Sun-Times
Review
Niffenegger (The Night Bookmobile) blends art and prose in this eerie picture book for adults.” Publishers Weekly
Review
"A haunting grown-up fairy tale." Variety Magazine
Review
A runaway hit? This one's going to fly.” DailyCandy
Review
It's a lovely story.” Chicago Reader online
Review
Raven Girl is an insidious intermingling of words and pictures to be treasured.” Tor.com
About the Author
Audrey Niffenegger is the author of the international bestsellers The Time Travelers Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry, as well as a fine artist who has published three illustrated books with Abrams: The Three Incestuous Sisters, The Adventuress, and The Night Bookmobile. She lives in Chicago and London.