The Language of Sparrows

A Novel

by Rachel Phifer

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Pub Date Jul 10 2013 | Archive Date Nov 24 2013

David C Cook

Christian | Religion & Spirituality

Description

Brilliant and fluent in too many languages to count, 15-year-old Sierra Wright can't seem to communicate what is important to her in any language. Though April Wright stubbornly keeps an upbeat attitude about her daughter's future, she has let her own dreams slip away. Just across the bridge lives old Luca, scarred from his time in a Romanian gulag years before. Though he has seemingly given up on people, Sierra is drawn to him despite his prickly edges.

No one else is comfortable with the unpredictable old man spending time alone with Sierra, not even Luca's son. Yet it is this unconventional relationship that will bring two families together to form friendships and unearth their family stories, stories that just might give them all the courage to soar on wings toward a new future.

Brilliant and fluent in too many languages to count, 15-year-old Sierra Wright can't seem to communicate what is important to her in any language. Though April Wright stubbornly keeps an upbeat...

A Note From the Publisher

As the daughter of missionaries, Rachel Phifer grew up in Malawi, South Africa, and Kenya. She holds a B.A. in English and psychology from Houston Baptist Unversity, and lives in Houston with her family. She blogs at www.rachelphifer.com.

As the daughter of missionaries, Rachel Phifer grew up in Malawi, South Africa, and Kenya. She holds a B.A. in English and psychology from Houston Baptist Unversity, and lives in Houston with her...