What People Are Saying
“A wise and perceptive novel…The author weaves enduring folklore into an engrossing tale of family, race, and belonging that is as old as America and as relevant as today. Book groups will love this one!”
— Jonathan Odell, author of The Healing and Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League
“Anne Brooker James has offered us a gift- a gorgeous, powerful, moving story that is also a page-turner. While reminiscent of Pat Conroy’s Prince of Tides or Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing, James has done something unique. She has given voice to a place, a people and their history. It is hard for me to believe that this is a debut novel. I savored every word.”
— Mary Morris, award-winning author of The Jazz Palace and Gateway to the Moon
“This is one of the most beautiful books I’ve read in a long time. With a rich knowledge of the Gullah Geechee culture, it shows a deep level of sensitivity, respect, and love for the Gullah Geechee people, our language, our art forms, our traditions and spirituality.”
— Victoria Smalls, state commissioner for the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission
“The Marsh Bird is a remarkable debut novel, a Lowcountry love story that will break your heart but put it back together.”
— Cassandra King Conroy, New York Times bestselling author of The Sunday Wife and Tell Me A Story: My Life with Pat Conroy