The Girl Who Fell from the Sky - Softcover

“Artfully constructed and beautifully written, ‘The Girl Who Fell from the Sky’ is at once a mediation on race and those who bridge its arbitrary distinctions and a mystery that involves and holds the reader to the very last page. Durrow writes with smarts and sensitivity about those who claim more than one identity."

“Heidi Durrow’s first novel stunned me and partially broke my heart ... Ms. Durrow has created a resonant world all of her own.”

"A stunning debut for a talented novelist, ‘The Girl Who Fell from the Sky’ will be read and reread as one of the most convincing, original, and moving novels in the distinguishing canon of American interracial literature."

“Captivating and moving ... It would be a mistake to think of ‘The Girl Who Fell from the Sky’ as an ‘issue’ novel when it engages the heart as much as it does the mind – Unforgettable.”

"Heidi Durrow is a wonderfully gifted writer who can summon a voice, a memorable character with bold, swift strokes ... a gem."

“When I first envisioned the Bellwether Prize, I imagined all the best qualities of fiction: vivid language, compelling characters, and clear moral vision. Novels just like this one, Heidi Durrow’s breathless telling of a tale we’ve never heard before. Haunting and lovely, pitch-perfect, this book could not be more timely.”

"A remarkable novel. It unfolds its secrets with the perfect placement of a mystery--I had trouble putting it down--while its core story about a mother's desperate act recalls the insights of a writer no less than Toni Morrison. Durrow writes fearlessly about race, memory, and family--she is a writer to watch."

"What can I say about a novel that kept me up reading until four in the morning? As exquisitely written as a poem, Durrow's novel about a biracial girl's struggle to reclaim what happened one shocking day on a city rooftop, lifts the veil on these stories we tell to save ourselves and those we love. An achingly powerful exploration of family, love and race, from a brilliantly talented author."

Winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction

Following in the footsteps of Jamaica Kincaid’s Annie John and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, comes the haunting portrait of a young girl and the inspiring tale of her survival against all the odds.