Fiction - paperback; Vintage; 207 pages; 2005.
As much as I hate the term "heart-warming" I can't help but use it to describe this delightfully charming tale set in rural Alabama.
Peppered with plenty of kooky characters -- four widows, a couple of bachelors, a crippled girl and a tame bird -- and a simple plot -- 52-year-old city man with only a few months to live moves to warmer climes and gains a second chance at life, while a young girl abandoned by her trailer-trash family falls in love with a red cardinal and is "adopted" by a local woman -- A Redbird Christmas is a gentle read that won't tax your brain matter.
Sure, it's a little on the sweet side -- the epilogue is particularly heavy-handed in the saccharine department -- but overall it's the perfect antidote for the busy yuletide season. Mind you, this novel isn't overly Christmassy, so would make an ideal light read for any time of year.
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