Something about "Silver Sparrow" is deeply enchanting. I didn't want to put it down and was really irritated when life interfered with the reading of it. The language is lovely. Tayari Jones uses words like webs of spun silver and drapes them all around the reader. I loved everything about this book. An instant fave.

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones is about two daughters and their differing experiences having a father who is a bigmaist.

A fantastic book about two women who are married to the same man (well, obviously, only one of them is legally the wife), told by their daughters. While Gwen and her daughter Dana know about James's "real" family, Laverne and Chaurisse don't. As the lives of the two girls intersect, complex feelings surface.

I loved this book, and loved the narrative choice. It was a difficult one to pull off, but Tayari Jones did so with style. I only wish the end wasn't so abrupt.

(Review copy from NetGalley)

This is the story of two children from two marriages both with the same father. James is a bigamist. Dana is his ‘secret’ and lives in the shadow of her sister and James ‘legitimate’ daughter.
I loved the first half of this book which is told from Dana’s viewpoint but didn’t enjoy the second half so much which is told from her sister viewpoint. It picks up again at the end and so overall I enjoyed it. Would recommend it.

A stunning follow up to the deservedly widely lauded American Marriage. I loved this story of Dana and Chaurisse, who are born just months apart yet are half sisters as a result of their fathers bigamy. The secret family of Dana and her mother have always known about Chaurisse and her mother Lauverne..... and the first half of the story tells the story from Dana and her mother’s perspective. The second is from Chaurisse, who knows nothing of her fathers other life. As the girls grow up in the same town with shared acquaintances surely it only a matter of time before the secrets come to life.

Brilliantly balanced, we have nothing but love for all the characters in this novel. A fascinating exploration and study into what the emotional impact of bigamy has on all the players involved. Provokes thoughts, discussion, and I thought a great way of highlighting the complexities of relationships behind what are often the most salacious of headlines we often see covered in journalism.

Will be recommending far and wide. Loved it.