This novel is a grown-up fairy tale set in the bayous around New Orleans. Leganski weaves several characters' stories together seamlessly as she relates the reason for Bonaventure's silence--he is born mute but with a super-natural hearing ability that help his family come to terms with secrets untold that have cast a pall over their home.

A wonderful example of magical realism; this book reveals the mysteries of the Big Easy and at the same time opens a window on the evolving south through the 1950's.

--Reviewed by Mary T.

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