LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PEN FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION Claire Oshetsky's novel is a marvel: its
language a joy its imagination dizzying. ?Rumaan Alam New York Times bestselling author of
Leave the World Behind An exhilarating provocative novel of motherhood in extremis Tiny is
pregnant. Her husband is delighted. ?You think this baby is going to be like you but it's not
like you at all ? she warns him. ?This baby is an owl-baby.? When Chouette is born small and
broken-winged Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter's needs. Left on her own to
care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her
authentic self. Even in those times when Chouette's behaviors grow violent and strange Tiny's
loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering. When she discovers that her husband is on an
obsessive and increasingly dangerous quest to find a ?cure? for their daughter Tiny must
decide whether Chouette should be raised to fit in or to be herself?and learn what it truly
means to be a mother. Arresting darkly funny and unsettling Chouette is a brilliant
exploration of ambition sacrifice perceptions of ability and the ferocity of motherly love.
