Singing Bird A Novel
Singing Bird A Novel by Roisin McAuley, published by Harper Collins on November 22, 2005, is a reprint edition comprising 336 pages. The story follows Lena Molloy, who, twenty-seven years after adopting her daughter in Ireland, receives a perplexing call from Sister Monica, the nun involved in the adoption. This unexpected communication stirs feelings of anxiety and fear in Lena, prompting her to embark on a journey to uncover the identities of her daughter’s birth parents, despite her husband’s reservations.
As Lena travels to the west of Ireland with her best friend Alma, who is dealing with her own heartbreak, they encounter various challenges and revelations. The narrative unfolds as Lena navigates through the remnants of the past, including the now-transformed Saint Joseph’s home for unmarried mothers. The journey is marked by unexpected meetings and discoveries that lead Lena to an outcome that defies her initial expectations, exploring themes of family and identity within the realm of fiction.
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Twenty seven years after she adopted her baby daughter in Ireland, Lena Molloy receives a mysterious call from Sister Monica, the nun who set up the adoption. She claims that she wants to merely tie up loose ends before she retires, but Lena feels both anxious and frightened after the call. Against her husband’s wishes, and accompanied by her best friend, Alma — who is nursing a broken heart — Lena travels to the west of Ireland on a secret mission to trace the birth parents of her daughter, Mary, an up-and-coming star in the world of opera.
At first the trail seems to have gone cold. Saint Joseph’s home for unmarried mothers has become an old people’s home, and Sister Monica is dismissive and unforthcoming. Then a chance meeting sets Lena on a journey through Ireland and into the past, taking her through many twists and turns to an outcome she could never have anticipated.
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