The release date for the English version of 'Silver Sparrow' by
Tayari Jones is May 2011. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
"My father, James Witherspoon is a bigamist," Tayari Jones writes in the first line of Silver Sparrow, setting the stage for an amazing tale of a man's deceit, a family's cooperation, and the adolescent daughters caught in the midst.
The story, which takes place in an Atlanta middle-class neighborhood in the 1980s, centers on James Witherspoon's two families: the hidden and public ones. Only one of the girls from each household realizes they are sisters when they get together and become friends. When misconceptions are dispelled and secrets come to light, the partnership is certain to blow apart. Jones uncovers both the happiness and the devastation that her flawed and rich individuals bring to each other's lives as she delves into their backstories.
The two girls whose lives are in jeopardy are at the center of it all. Like the finest authors, Jones captures the vulnerability of her characters as they strive to picture themselves as women, seek love, and demand attention.