{"id":26432,"date":"2026-05-12T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=26432"},"modified":"2026-09-15T22:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T02:54:18","slug":"book-the-crane-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-crane-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crane Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"TheTitle:<\/strong> The Crane Husband
Author:<\/strong> Kelly Barnhill<\/a>
First Published:<\/strong> February 28, 2023<\/span>
Publisher:<\/strong> Tordotcom<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 126
Genre:<\/strong> Fantasy<\/a>, Horror<\/a>, Magical Realism<\/a>, Science Fiction<\/a>
Format:<\/strong> Hardcover<\/a>
Source:<\/strong> Library<\/a>
Rating:<\/strong> <\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span><\/a>
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Synopsis:<\/strong>

\u201cMothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters.\u201d<\/p>\n

A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mom, a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, it\u2019s been just the three of them\u2014her mom has brought home guests at times, but none have ever stayed.<\/p>\n

Yet when her mom brings home a six-foot tall crane with a menacing air, the girl is powerless to prevent her mom letting the intruder into her heart, and her children\u2019s lives. Utterly enchanted and numb to his sharp edges, her mom abandons the world around her to weave the masterpiece the crane demands.<\/p>\n

In this stunning contemporary retelling of \u201cThe Crane Wife\u201d by the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, one fiercely pragmatic teen forced to grow up faster than was fair will do whatever it takes to protect her family\u2014and change the story.<\/p>\nGet the Book:<\/strong> Amazon<\/a>\r\n

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