The Birdcage: The spellbinding new mystery from the author of Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy pick The Glass House

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It was Felix who named it The Birdcage: the tall house in Bristol where Miss Pidgeon lived with her tenant, the beautiful and talented actress Angel, and Angel's daughter, Lizzie. When threatening notes are found at the house and tires are slashed, the family wonders who might also know their precious secrets. Three estranged half sisters travel to their aging artist father's beach estate for a weekend to hear his "big announcement." While they're there, old drama and secrets are dug up, including some that a few people really, really wish would stay hidden.

The title refers to a small home that Lizzie shares with her mother Angel an actress and Angel’s friend Pidge in Bristol. Felix is the man Angel met and had an affair with over a number of years.

There are secrets that all of the characters in the book are keeping. It does get a bit confusing keeping everything straight with 5 characters in two different timelines. I would've preferred a more direct telling of the story. The best part of the book is the last 20%. It was really good and I wish the rest of the book had been as good. I would recommend this book if you like drama, but I wouldn't consider it a thriller. Betancourt, Manuel (March 8, 2021). " "Men Smear!": Revisiting Seminal LGBTQ Comedy The Birdcage". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved November 8, 2023.

beautiful description of nature + realistic portrayal of young baby puppy & the joy they bring. + theater & drama. + importance of balance and acceptanceIt was Felix who named it The Birdcage, the tall house in Bristol where Miss Pidgeon lived with her tenant, the beautiful and talented actress Angel, and Angel's daughter, Lizzie. It was Felix whom they all adored and who was so in love with Angel, but while Lizzie longed for a father, Felix had other commitments: to his insecure, possessive wife Marina and to their son Piers, both living at beautiful, mellow Michaelgarth, the family home on the edge of Exmoor. Many years later, when Lizzie comes at last to Michaelgarth and meets Piers for the first time, she finds a family in trouble.

It was Felix whom they all adored and who was so in love with Angel, but while Lizzie longed for a father, Felix had other commitments: to his insecure, possessive wife Marina and to their son Piers, both living at beautiful, mellow Michaelgarth, the family home on the edge of Exmoor. Dutka, Elaine (March 17, 1997). " 'Fargo,' 'Sling Blade' Win Top Writers Guild Honors". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 7, 2023. Intricate…[A] character-driven story of forgiveness and redemption…The relationship dynamics beautifully alternate between complete brokenness and enduring hope…[The] plot is suspenseful and blooms at a slow but satisfying pace. Fans of Jane Harper will enjoy the vivid sense of place and the flawed, complex characters.”— Booklista b c d Bridges, C.A. (March 8, 2021). "25 years ago, gay families just weren't talked about. Then 'The Birdcage' hit the screen". The Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021 . Retrieved November 15, 2023. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free digital copy of this book. The following is my honest review. Deservedly compared to her countrywomen, Binchy and Pilcher, Willett is an equally gifted storyteller."

The complex dynamics that fuel sisterly love but ignite rivalry set the emotional tone for British author Eve Chase’s irresistibly suspenseful drama, The Birdcage…Chase navigates the relationships Flora, Kat and Lauren have with each other and with their father with masterful strokes, offering enticing, layered glimpses into their early years…The eerie, ethereal imagery in The Birdcage [will] linger with readers long after they part ways with the Finch family.”— Shelf Awarenessa b Svetkey, Benjamin (March 29, 1996). " The Birdcage 's success". EW.com . Retrieved November 8, 2023. A remarkable journey to Cornwall and to the lives of a family that has to relearn to trust and forgive each other, The Birdcage is a thoroughly engrossing read. a b c d e Weinraub, Bernard (March 12, 1996). "Birdcage' Shows Growth In Older Audience's Power". The New York Times . Retrieved November 7, 2023. But for Lizzie the revolution has other consequences. Her husband, John Diner Tredevant, is a property developer who has borrowed heavily to construct a splendid terrace of houses set high into the steep hillside of Clifton, two hundred feet above the Avon. The location is a powerful metaphor: with France in turmoil, war looms and once-eager buyers are in retreat, reluctant to invest in uncertain times. As work on the houses slows and is finally abandoned, the futures of both the half-finished enterprise and its ambitious master-builder teeter on the brink of the abyss.