All the Birds, Singing
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld is a work of fiction published by Vintage Books in 2014. This edition spans 228 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on Jake Whyte, the sole inhabitant of an old farmhouse on a remote British island, where she lives with her dog and a flock of sheep. As she seeks solitude, an unseen threat begins to target her sheep, leaving them in disarray and raising questions about the dangers lurking nearby.
Readers will find a story that intertwines Jake’s present with echoes of her past, suggesting a deeper connection to events that have shaped her life. The tension builds as various potential threats emerge, including local wildlife and enigmatic figures, while Jake’s hidden history gradually unfolds. This exploration of isolation and the impact of the past is set against a backdrop of a harsh, weather-beaten landscape, inviting readers to delve into the complexities of her character and the mysteries surrounding her life.
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Jake Whyte is the sole resident of an old farmhouse on an unnamed British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. It’s just her, her untamed companion, Dog, and a flock of sheep. Which is how she wanted it to be. But something is coming for the sheep – every few nights it picks one off, leaves it in rags.
It could be anything. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, rumours of an obscure, formidable beast. And there is Jake’s unknown past, perhaps breaking into the present, a story hidden thousands of miles away and years ago, in a landscape of different colour and sound, a story held in the scars that stripe her back.
Winner of the Miles Franklin Award
Winner of the Encore Award
Winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award
Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Prize
Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Longlisted for the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction
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