""Claire Oshetskyâs novel is a marvel: its language a joy, its imagination dizzying."" âRumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind
An exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremis
Tiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. âYou think this baby is going to be like you, but itâs not like you at all,â she warns him. âThis baby is an owl-baby.â
When Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughterâs needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby, Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her authentic self. Even in those times when Chouetteâs behaviors grow violent and strange, Tinyâs loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering. When she discovers that her husband is on an obsessive and increasingly dangerous quest to find a âcureâ for their daughter, Tiny must decide whether Chouette should be raised to fit in or to be herselfâand learn what it truly means to be a mother.
Arresting, darkly funny, and unsettling, Chouette is a brilliant exploration of ambition, sacrifice, perceptions of ability, and the ferocity of motherly love.
The Chouette audiobook features original music composed and performed by Claire Oshetskyâs daughter, Patricia Taxxon.