tailieunhanh - The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen

When a bird flies into a window in Spring Green, Wisconsin, sisters Milly and Twiss get a visit. Twiss listens to the birds' heartbeats, assessing what she can fix and what she can't, while Milly listens. | Purchase a copy of THE BIRD SISTERS at one of these retailers BARNES NOBLE BOOKSELLERS Goode books LJ iBookstore INDIEBOUND BROADWAY BOOKS 1 tsed to be when a bird flew into a window Milly and Twiss got a visit. Milly would put a kettle on and set out whatever culinary adventure she d gone on that day. For morning arrivals she offered her famous vanilla drop biscuits and raspberry jam. Twiss would get the medicine bag from the hall closet and sterilize the tools she needed depending on the seriousness of the injury. A wounded limb was one thing. A wounded crop was another. People used to come from as far away as Reedsburg and Wilton. Milly would sit with them while Twiss patched up the poor old robin or the sweet little meadowlark. Over the years the number of visitors had dwindled. Now that the grocery store sold ready-bake biscuits and jelly in all the colors of the rainbow people didn t bother as much about birds. On a particularly low morning while the two sisters were having tea and going over their chore lists Milly pulled back the curtains when she heard an engine straining on one of the nearby hillsides. When all she saw was the empty gravel drive the hawkweed poking up along the edges she let go of them. We should be glad she said. Maybe the birds are getting smarter. Twiss brought the breakfast dishes to the sink. They were down 1 Visit Rebecca Rasmussen s website at fan Rebecca on Facebook or follow her on .

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