A Redbird Christmas Book

Oswald T. Campbell aged fifty-two down-and-out in a Chicago winter is given only months to live unless he moves South. He finds himself in the small town of Lost River Alabama where the residents are friendly if feud-prone and eccentric to a fault. One of them Roy keeps a red cardinal a once wounded bird called Jack in the village store. Patsy a sad sweet little kid with a crippled leg from the trailer park up in the woods takes to dropping by the store - and falls in love with Jack. Flagg takes us on an emotional roller-coaster ride through the lives and hearts of an engaging crew of misfits fixers and ordinary good-hearted folk set against the vivid natural backdrop of a mellow Alabama winter along the riverside where birds and fish abound. Her enchanting story culminates at Christmastide with surprises and a magical 'redbird' moment.

A Redbird Christmas : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099490487 : 009949048X : 03 Nov 2005 : Welcome to the charming town of Lost River - and an enchanting and unforgettable Christmas... When Oswald moves to the sleepy little town of Lost River he's not expecting to make friends - but one by one the eccentric inhabitants win his heart.