SARAH ADDISON ALLEN

In this luminous debut novel, Allen tells the story of an enchanted apple tree that bears prophetic fruit and edible flowers that are imbued with special powers--and the extraordinary people who tend

A New York Times bestseller and the magical second novel from the author of the enchanting GARDEN SPELLS

De la aclamada autora de El jardín de los hechizos, llega un encantador relato sobre almas perdidas, desconocidos solitarios y secretos que nos moldean, y sobre la idea de que la bandada oportuna siempre puede llevarte a casa.En un estrecho callejon de la pequeña ciudad costera de Mallow Island, Carolina del Sur, se alza un sorprendente edificio de adoquines que alberga cinco apartamentos. Se lo conoce como el Valvoluta y recibe su nombre de los minusculos pajaros de color turquesa que, junto con sus inquilinos humanos, habitan en una atmosfera de secretismo magico.Cuando Zoey Hennessey acude al Valvoluta a reclamar el apartamento de su madre fallecida, conoce a sus peculiares y misteriosos vecinos, entre los que se cuentan una chica dada a la fuga, un cocinero afligido cuyos reconfortantes platos no lo reconfortan, dos hermanas de edad madura que apenas tienen relacion y tres fantasmas. Cada uno con su historia. Cada uno con sus anhelos. Cada uno con un final aun por escribir.La misma noche de su llegada, uno de sus nuevos vecinos muere en circunstancias extrañas, y Zoey se ve inmersa en el misterio del Valvoluta, que incluye las paginas perdidas de un autor legendario cuya obra podria estar escondida alli. No tarda en descubrir que el edificio esta impregnado de gran cantidad de historias inacabadas y que la gente que la rodea esta tan necesitada como ella de sanar de las heridas del pasado. Para encontrar su camino tienen que aprender a confiar los unos en los otros, a enfrentarse a sus miedos mas profundos y a liberarse lo de que los atormenta.Deliciosa y atmosferica, Otras aves rezuma realismo magico y momentos de puro amor que te atraparan para siempre. Sarah Addison Allen nos muestra que, entre lo real y lo imaginario, hay historias que emprenden el vuelo de las formas mas extraordinarias.

Twenty-seven-year-old Josey is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season; shes a sorry excuse for a Southern belle; and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her hidden closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mothers house, her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night ...Until she finds her closet harboring none other than local waitress Della Lee Baker, a tough-talking, tender-hearted woman who is one part nemesis - and two parts fairy godmother ...

Welcome to Bascom, North Carolina, where it seems that everyone has a story to tell about the Waverley women. The house that's been in the family for generations, the walled garden that mysteriously blooms year round, the rumours of dangerous loves and tragic passions. Every Waverley woman is somehow touched by magic.Claire has always clung to the Waverleys' roots, tending the enchanted soil in the family garden from which she makes her sought-after delicacies - famed and feared for their curious effects. She has everything she thinks she needs - until one day she waked to find a stranger has moved in next door and a vine of ivy has crept into her garden . . .Claire's carefully tended life is about to run gloriously out of control.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dusting of magic, the aroma of sugary cakes swirling through the breeze, and a girl who unwittingly brings change to a town of misfits make for a sweet summer story filled with hope and forgiveness.Beth Hoffman, author of Saving CeeCee HoneycuttEmily Benedict has come to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mothers life. But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew, she realizes that mysteries arent solved in Mullaby, theyre a way of life: Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor, Julia Winterson, bakes hope in the form of cakes, not only wishing to satisfy the towns sweet tooth but also dreaming of rekindling the love she fears might be lost forever. Can a hummingbird cake really bring back a lost love? Is there really a ghost dancing in Emilys backyard? The answers are never what you expect. But in this town of lovable misfits, the unexpected fits right in.BONUS: This edition contains a The Girl Who Chased the Moon discussion guide and an excerpt from Sarah Addison Allens The Peach Keeper.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The beloved debut novel from the author of Other Birds, about an enchanted tree and the extraordinary family that has tended it for generations, now with previously unpublished scenes and a new reading guideThe Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders in their hometown of Bascom, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous for its feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit, and its edible flowers, imbued with special powers. Generations of Waverleys have tended this garden. Their history is in the soil. But so are their futures.A successful caterer, Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her mystical plantsfrom the nasturtiums that aid in keeping secrets and the pansies that make children thoughtful, to the snapdragons intended to discourage the attentions of her amorous neighbor. Meanwhile, her elderly cousin, Evanelle, is known for distributing unexpected gifts whose uses become uncannily clear. They are the last of the Waverleysexcept for Claires rebellious sister, Sydney, who fled Bascom the moment she could, abandoning Claire, as their own mother had years before.When Sydney suddenly returns home with a young daughter of her own, Claires quiet life is turned upside downalong with the protective boundary she has so carefully constructed around her heart. Together again in the house where they grew up, Sydney takes stock of all she left behind as Claire struggles to heal the wounds of the past. And soon the sisters realize they must deal with their common legacyif they are ever to feel at home in Bascomor with each other.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIts the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago. The Blue Ridge Madambuilt by Willas great-great-grandfather and once the finest home in Walls of Water, North Carolinahas stood for years as a monument to misfortune and scandal. Willa has lately learned that an old classmatesocialite Paxton Osgoodhas restored the house to its former glory, with plans to turn it into a top-flight inn. But when a skeleton is found buried beneath the propertys lone peach tree, long-kept secrets come to light, accompanied by a spate of strange occurrences throughout the town. Thrust together in an unlikely friendship, united by a full-blooded mystery, Willa and Paxton must confront the passions and betrayals that once bound their familiesand uncover the truths that have transcended time to touch the hearts of the living.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this irresistible novel, Sarah Addison Allen, author of the bestselling debut, Garden Spells, tells the tale of a young woman whose family secretsand secret passionsare about to change her life forever. Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, shes a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mothers house, her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night. . . . Until she finds her closet harboring Della Lee Baker, a local waitress who is one part nemesisand two parts fairy godmother. With Della Lees tough love, Joseys narrow existence quickly expands. She even bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who is hounded by books that inexplicably appear when she needs themand who has a close connection to Joseys longtime crush. Soon Josey is living in a world where the color red has startling powers, and passion can make eggs fry in their cartons. And thats just for starters. Brimming with warmth, wit, and a sprinkling of magic, here is a spellbinding tale of friendship, loveand the enchanting possibilities of every new day.Praise for The Sugar QueenLike the most decadently addictive bonbons, once started, Allens magically entrancing novel is impossible to put down.Booklist (starred review)Bewitching . . . Such a pleasurable book.Publishers Weekly

Welcome to Bascom,North Carolina, where it seems that everyone has a story to tell about the Waverley women. The house thats been in the family for generations, the walled garden that mysteriously blooms year round, the rumours of dangerous loves and tragic passions. Every Waverley woman is somehow touched by magic. Claire has always clung to the Waverleys roots, tending the enchanted soil in the family garden from which she makes her sought-after delicacies - famed and feared for their curious effects. She has everything she thinks she needs - until one day she waked to find a stranger has moved in next door and a vine of ivy has crept into her garden . . . Claires carefully tended life is about to run gloriously out of control.

Dos mujeres con el corazón herido, un árbol que predice el futuro, un hombre enamorado que no teme exponerse al dolor… Las Clark eran insuperables en la cama; los Hopkins tenían la costumbre de casar

De la aclamada autora de El jardín de los hechizos, llega un encantador relato sobre almas perdidas, desconocidos solitarios y secretos que nos moldean, y sobre la idea de que la bandada oportuna siempre puede llevarte a casa.En un estrecho callejon de la pequeña ciudad costera de Mallow Island, Carolina del Sur, se alza un sorprendente edificio de adoquines que alberga cinco apartamentos. Se lo conoce como el Valvoluta y recibe su nombre de los minusculos pajaros de color turquesa que, junto con sus inquilinos humanos, habitan en una atmosfera de secretismo magico. Cuando Zoey Hennessey acude al Valvoluta a reclamar el apartamento de su madre fallecida, conoce a sus peculiares y misteriosos vecinos, entre los que se cuentan una chica dada a la fuga, un cocinero afligido cuyos reconfortantes platos no lo reconfortan, dos hermanas de edad madura que apenas tienen relacion y tres fantasmas. Cada uno con su historia. Cada uno con sus anhelos. Cada uno con un final aun por escribir.La misma noche de su llegada, uno de sus nuevos vecinos muere en circunstancias extrañas, y Zoey se ve inmersa en el misterio del Valvoluta, que incluye las paginas perdidas de un autor legendario cuya obra podria estar escondida alli. No tarda en descubrir que el edificio esta impregnado de gran cantidad de historias inacabadas y que la gente que la rodea esta tan necesitada como ella de sanar de las heridas del pasado. Para encontrar su camino tienen que aprender a confiar los unos en los otros, a enfrentarse a sus miedos mas profundos y a liberarse lo de que los atormenta.Deliciosa y atmosferica, Otras aves rezuma realismo magico y momentos de puro amor que te atraparan para siempre. Sarah Addison Allen nos muestra que, entre lo real y lo imaginario, hay historias que emprenden el vuelo de las formas mas extraordinarias.

Queridos lectores:Las leyendas de Bascom, un pueblecito de Carolina del Norte, en Estados Unidos, nunca fallan: los hombres de la familia Hopkins se casan con mujeres más mayores, las Clark son buenas amantes y todas las Waverley tienen alguna rareza. Se rumorea incluso que el manzano de su jardin predice el futuro, y que las flores comestibles que alli crecen pueden producir misteriosos efectos en quienes las consumen.Mi novela esta ambientada en este pueblo donde las leyendas se cumplen y la magia es algo cotidiano. Y ahora que lo pienso, El jardin de los hechizos es como el mismo Sur de los Estados Unidos. Somos un poco raros, ya lo sabemos. Sentaos a la mesa con nosotros y os contaremos la historia