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A TOP TEN INDIE PUBLISHERS' FICTION BESTSELLER FOR 2014
AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 PICK
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This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on…
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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a fable, and as with all good fables, you’re going to find yourself commiserating with an animal. Sprout is a hen who is past her childbearing years. There is no rooster around. Well, there’s one. But he’s got a partner. Childlessness is an unplanned journey for some, and the book shows the grief that many people in this situation might deal with. Just as we’re feeling there is absolutely no hope for our infertile, partner-less, hen, she ends up becoming a mother. But now another unplanned journey pops up. Well, decisions and…
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