Jaye Robin Brown

The Meaning of Birds

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“An evocative story of the thrills of first love and the anguish of first loss. This will break you and heal you.”—Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’
Not to be missed by fans of Nina LaCour and Becky Albertalli, this powerful novel—from the acclaimed author of Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit—paints a poignant portrait of love in the past, grief in the now, and the healing power of art.
Before: Jess has always struggled with the fire inside her. But when she meets Vivi, everything changes. As they fall for each other, Vivi helps Jess deal with her anger and pain and encourages her to embrace her artistic talent. And suddenly Jess’s future is a blank canvas, filled with possibilities.
After: When Vivi unexpectedly dies, Jess’s perfect world is erased. As she spirals out of control, Jess pushes away everyone around her and throws out her plans for art school. Because art is Vivi and Vivi is gone forever. Right when Jess feels at her lowest, she makes a surprising friend who just might be able to show her a new way to channel her rage, passion, and creativity. But will Jess ever be able to forge a new path for herself without Vivi?
A beautiful exploration of first love and first loss, this novel effortlessly weaves together past and present to tell a profound story about how you can become whole again when it seems like you’ve lost the most important part of yourself.
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245 printed pages
Publication year
2019
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Quotes

  • Evelina Todorovahas quoted4 years ago
    You’ve got to figure out a way to live with your grief. Find times to put it on a shelf and times to take it off and when it sneaks up on you, as it’s prone to do, recognize it, acknowledge it, even give it a little hug like an old friend,
    then take a big deep breath and keep walking. You can’t avoid it.”
  • Evelina Todorovahas quoted4 years ago
    Your kisses carve tiny pieces of me and coat them in glitter or gold dust o

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