Chouette Translated Books Translated from the original German

Translated from the original German by Jane Billinghurst

Racism intersects with class and culture and geography and even changes the way we see and value ourselves

mopping floors and tidying up

In Colson Whitehead's ingenious conception

Her mother won't speak to her

Chouette Translated Books Translated from the original GermanAn exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremis Tiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. "You think this baby is going to be like you, but it's not like you at all," she warns him. "This baby is an owl baby." When Chouette is born small and broken winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter's 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