Songbird

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Summary: A wonderfully spiritual story...
Review: I heard about this little gem through a relative of mine who is personally acquainted with the subject heroine. An amazing thing about this book (though not critical to the story), is that it is supposedly actually true. It is a story about a woman who is grieving the death of her mother and loses all hope. Then, while playing a seemingly innocent game, she comes to 'contact' her mother and other beloved relations through the personification of an 18th century playwright, who discloses stunning news about her previous life.

Christian in concept but woven with charming spiritual beings, the story shows us how important it is that we understand how precious life is and we should live each day as if it were our last.

This is a wonderful book and the writing is exquisite. Never preachy and distanced from the characters, the writer lets the story tell itself and wraps it up with his own thoughts on the incredulity of what he knows himself to be a true story. Buy this book.