About the Book : The Crane Husband
Beloved and bestselling author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to a
raw, powerful story of love, sacrifice, and family.
"Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters."
A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family,
budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mom,
a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, its been just the
three of them—her mom has brought home guests at times, but none have ever
stayed.
Yet when her mom brings home a six-foot tall crane with a menacing