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The Crane Wife

Patrick Ness (2013)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Divorce

Heroine archetypes

Mysterious Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

George Duncan is an American living and working in London. He is divorced, the owner of a small print shop, and lonelier than he realizes. One night he is woken by an extraordinary sound coming from his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by a giant arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George pulls out the arrow and frees the crane, and from the moment he watches it fly off, his life is transformed. Before he knows it, he meets and falls in love with the enigmatic Kumiko, an artist who changes the lives of everyone around her, including Amanda, George's angry--and very funny--daughter, her adorable French son, and George himself.

Tags

Magical RealismContemporary FantasyLiterary FantasyRomance