# The Birdcatcher

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- Book: [The Birdcatcher](https://www.bookquiver.com/gayl-jones/the-birdcatcher) ([The Birdcatcher.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/gayl-jones/the-birdcatcher.md))
- Authors: [Gayl Jones](https://www.bookquiver.com/gayl-jones)
- Publisher: virago
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-4901-684-9
- Published: 2022-09-13
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD The Birdcatcher is the new novel from a major voice in American literature, which explores artists in exile, dangerous relationships and the demands of creativity. 'A literary giant, and one of my absolute favourite writers' - Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage 'I am living on the white-washed island of Ibiza with my friend Catherine Shuger, a sculptor who has been declared legally insane, and her husband, Ernest. Standing on the terrace, sheltered in the smell of oranges and eucalyptus, washed in sunlight, you'd swear this was a paradise. But to tell the truth the place is full of dangers. You see, Catherine sometimes tries to kill her husband. It has been this way for years . . .' 'My name's Amanda Wordlaw. Wonderful name for a writer, isn't it? . . . I guess I'm sort of a choice companion for the Shugers - professional watcher and listener that I am. It's like they need someone else to witness the shit, the spectacle they make of themselves.' 'A fascinating meditation on Black female creativity from the author of Corregidora and Palmares . . . Vivid characters shimmer through the pages' Suzi Feay, GUARDIAN