GOODBYE BIRDIE GREENWING
BY ERICKA WALLER
Published: 18th April 2024
Transworld Books
Great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget …
Birdie Greenwing has been at a loose end ever since her beloved twin sister and husband passed away. Too proud and stubborn to admit she is lonely, Birdie’s world has shrunk. But then some new neighbours move in to the house next door.
Jane has come to Brighton for a fresh start, away from her ferociously protective mother Min. While Jane finds it hard to stand up for herself, her daughter Frankie has no problem telling people what she does and doesn’t want. Ada Kowalski has come to England to follow her dreams, but her new life is harder than she expected.
When a series of incidents brings their lives crashing together, the three find that there is always more to a person than meets the eye …
Centred around three women, each with their own troubled history but who share the feeling of loneliness, this gorgeous Brighton based novel can not help but entice the reader. Although the three are neighbours, initially they do not know each other, but as the story continues, relationships are forged.
Birdie has felt lost since the death of her husband and sister in a car accident, and now she has received devastating news from Ada, a medical specialist from Poland. In turn, As missed both her mother and her homeland. Making up the trio is Jane, a nurse who has a child named Frankie.
This is a lovely book which I enjoyed immensely. The writing flowed effortlessly, and the characters are so well written that I was drawn in to share the lives of these women. I was fascinated by the way they each interacted with each other, to become not only friends but a real support system. As the ladies experienced a whole gamut of emotions from sadness to hilarity, I did so alongside them. This was a wonderful read, and the ending was perfection.
Huge thanks to Transworld and Ericka Waller for providing an eARC via NetGalley; this is my unbiased review.
5 / 5
‘A wonderful read, with the perfect ending.’