When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky

Louise Erdrich meets Karen Russell in this deliciously strange and daringly original novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Margaret Verble: set in 1926 Nashville,it follows a death-defying young Cherokee horse-diver whowith her companions from the Glendale Park Zoomust get to the bottom of a mystery that spans centuries. Two Feathersa young Cherokee horse-diver on loan to Glendale Park Zoo from a Wild West showis determined to find her own way in the world. Two’s closest friend at Glendale is Hank Crawfordwho loves horses almost as much as she does. He is part of a high-achievingland-owning Black family. Neither Two nor Hank fit easily into the highly segregated society of 1920s Nashville. When disaster strikes during one of Two’s showsstrange things start to happen at the park. Vestiges of the ancient past begin to surfaceapparitions appearand then the hippo falls mysteriously ill. At the same timeTwo dodges her unsettlinglurking admirer and bonds with CliveGlendale’s zookeeper and a World War I veteranwho is haunted–literally–by horrific memories of war. To get to the bottom of itan eclectic cast of park performersemployeesand even the wealthy stakeholders must come togethermaking When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky an unforgettable and irresistible tale of exotic animalslingering spiritsand unexpected friendship.