In the land of birdfishes
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Disabilities fiction, Blind and visually impaired fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
In rural Nova Scotia, two sisters witness the suicide of their mother. Their father, sick with grief, blindfolds the children to shield them from the misery of the world. Left that way for years, they are each scarred in their… own way: Mara is rendered fully blind, and Aileen partly so. When a neighbour discovers their condition, they are immediately separated for treatment, and it isn’t until decades later, after Aileen’s marriage has fallen apart, that she decides to seek out her lost sister. 2013.