This is the story of three college-aged young people--Vivi, reeling from her father's death and about to fail out of an Ivy League school, TJ, working hard in the family restaurant while trying to get a nursing degree, and Angel--Guatemalan immigrant with a terminal illness, a biting sense of humor, and no one to love him. Angel sees the budding romance between Vivi and TJ, who are both working on his hospital wing, but it takes a while for Vivi and TJ to connect. The whole story is strung together by Vivi's sightings and observations about the birds that have been practically speaking to her since her father's death. It's a romance with a social conscience, and a good story in its own right. I highly recommend this gem of a novel by an insightful author with a passion for telling the stories of immigrants.
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