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Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary by Laura Stanfill.
As a firstborn son of a master craftsman, Henri Blanchard is expected to inherit the family barrel organ workshop, but he would prefer to make bobbin lace like his best friend Aimée. In an effort to put his misgivings aside and prove himself a worthy heir, he attempts dramatic feats that draw derision from the townsfolk and finally land him in jail, accused of murder. Threatened with the hangman's noose, he is forced to flee the cozy village of Mireville—and discover a world beyond that may be big enough for even the rarest bird to find a nest.
Once upon a time, Laura Stanfill lived in a New Jersey house filled with music boxes, street organs, and books. She grew up to become the publisher of Forest Avenue Press. Her work has appeared in Shondaland, The Rumpsu, The Vincent Brothers Review, Santa Fe Writers Project, and seversl print anthologies. She believes in indie bookstores and wishes on the like stars from her home in Portland, Oregon, where she resides with her family and a dog named Waggles. Learn more at laurastnafill.com.
Robert Hill is a New Englander by birth, a west coaster by choice, and an Oregonian by osmosis. As a writer, he has worked in advertising, entertainment, educational software, and not-for-profit fundraising. He is a recipient of an Oregon Literary Arts Walt Morey Fellowship and a Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference Fellowship. The Remnants (Forest Avenue Press, 2016) follows Robert’s debut novel, When All Is Said and Done (Graywolf, 2006), which was shortlisted for the Oregon Book Awards’ Ken Kesey Award for Fiction.
