What the Raven Saw by Samantha-Ellen Bound

What the Raven SawWhat the Raven Saw by Samantha-Ellen Bound
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Quirky story centring on a raven who lives in a church belfry. He views himself as the pre-eminent bird in his piece of the world and avoids revealing to humans that he can speak although he does talk to the parish priest who sees him as the voice of God. There are a number of ghosts in the graveyard of the church including that of a recently buried boy. The raven comes to bring comfort to the boy’s mourning sister, prevents a man from committing suicide and stops someone thieving from the church whilst maintaining a grumpy vain personality.

Humorous with many literary allusions which could be an interesting way of discussing the novel. Enjoyable read.

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