A heartfelt story of a father and a son, of grief and
reconnection--and an albatross who needs to find her way home.
Javier has a secret. On one of his father's fishing trips, still hurting
from the loss of his mother, he finds an albatross caught on the
hooks--alive, if only barely. Against the orders of his father, who has
been distant and disparaging, Javier smuggles the bird to safety and
begins nursing it back to health. Every day the albatross accepts a
little more food, but she shows no sign of wanting to use her wings. And
if Javier's new friend refuses to fly, how will she ever find her way
home? From award-winning author Nicola Davies, with dramatic watercolors
by Salvatore Rubbino evoking the setting of Chiloé Archipelago, off the
coast of Chile, comes a stirring tale of loss, loneliness, and the power
of empathy.