My father used to say: Every bird is one bird, and every book is one book, and every bird and every book is one thing too, under the words and the feathers." He finished with a flourish, as though the meaning of this was self-evident.


Everville (ed. HarperCollins UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9780007378203


My father used to say: Every bird is one bird, and every book is one book, and every bird and every book is one thing too, under the words and the...

My father used to say: Every bird is one bird, and every book is one book, and every bird and every book is one thing too, under the words and the...

My father used to say: Every bird is one bird, and every book is one book, and every bird and every book is one thing too, under the words and the...

My father used to say: Every bird is one bird, and every book is one book, and every bird and every book is one thing too, under the words and the...