More Miracle Than Bird
About the Book
More Miracle Than Bird
On the eve of World War I, 21-year-old Georgie Hyde-Lees meets the acclaimed poet W. B. Yeats at a soirée in London. Although Yeats is famously eccentric and many years her senior, Georgie is drawn to him, and when he extends a cryptic invitation to a secret society, her life is forever changed.
As zeppelins stalk overhead and bombs bloom against the skyline, Georgie finds purpose tending to injured soldiers in a makeshift hospital. She befriends the wounded and heartbroken Lieutenant Pike, who might need more from her than she is able to give. At night, she escapes with Yeats into a darker world, becoming immersed in the Order, a clandestine society of ritual and magic. As forces --- both of this world and the next --- pull Yeats and Georgie closer together and then apart, Georgie uncovers a secret that threatens to undo it all.
In bright, commanding prose, author Alice Miller illuminates the fascinating and unforgettable courtship of Georgie Hyde-Lees and W. B. Yeats. A sweeping tale of faith and love, lost and found and fought for, MORE MIRACLE THAN BIRD ingeniously captures the moments --- both large and small --- on which the fates of whole lives and countries hinge.
More Miracle Than Bird
- Publication Date: May 11, 2021
- Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Tin House Books
- ISBN-10: 1951142519
- ISBN-13: 9781951142513