Pacific Northwest author Cheryl Grey Bostrom writes book club fiction rooted in the natural world and the uncharted territory of the human heart. Combined, her novels Sugar Birds, Leaning On Air and What the River Keeps have garnered more than two dozen industry honors, including multiple Book-of-the-Year awards and a prized Kirkus Star.
Her short-form work appears in literary and scientific publications, and her Substack—Birds in the Hand—draws readers worldwide. She is currently at work on a historical novel set in the Pacific Northwest.
An avid birder and nature photographer, Cheryl lives in rural Washington State with her veterinarian husband.
Pacific Northwest author Cheryl Grey Bostrom writes book club fiction rooted in the natural world and the uncharted territory of the human heart. Combined, her novels Sugar Birds, Leaning On Air and What the River Keeps have garnered more than two dozen industry honors, including multiple Book-of-the-Year awards and a prized Kirkus Star.
Her short-form work appears in literary and scientific publications, and her Substack—Birds in the Hand—...
In the beautiful Pacific Northwest, a reclusive biologist returns to her childhood home on the Elwha River, where she must untangle her mysterious past . . . or lose her mind.
“Bostrom’s writing is vivid . . . moving and satisfying. A touching love story.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS (Starred Review)
She studies hawks. He reads horses better than people. But after the worst day of her life, she’s sure he can’t read her at all.
Ornithologist Celia Burke and equine surgeon Burnaby Hayes have built a rich, unusual marriage—in a language only they share. Then, while tracking a research hawk’s nest along the Snake River, Celia makes a choice that...
Young Aggie lights a tragic fire, then flees into a Pacific Northwest forest, evading searchers who must bring her home before wilderness claims them all. Sugar Birds is "A true page-turner . . . an engrossing tale of survival and redemption." —KIRKUS REVIEWS.
NORTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE, 1985
For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter,...
