The Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker

This luminous tale of loss, love and finding family is threadedthrough with the power of storytelling, and a touch of magic. ‘Agiant of a little thing’, as Alberto would say, The Boy, the Bird,& the Coffin Maker reads like a classic.” Kiran Millwood Hargrave,author of The Girl of Ink and Stars.Alberto lives alone in the town of Allora, where fish fly out ofthe sea and the houses shine like jewels. He is a coffin maker, spendinghis quiet, solitary days creating the final resting placesof Allora’s people. Until the day a mysterious boy and his magicalbird arrive – flying from danger and searching for a safe haven.Tito is fearful, suspicious of kindness, but as the winter daysgrow colder and darker, Alberto’s home grows warmer and brighter.Can Tito and his bird be sheltered from the town’s prying eyesand the shadows of their past?A story of life and death and of how hope can burn bright in a placefaded by sadness