
The Warbler
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Caitlin Davies
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Sara Sheckells
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Marni Penning
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By:
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Sarah Beth Durst
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lies Among Us comes a magical tale about mothers and daughters, choices and consequences, and the real meaning of home when every place feels like a cage.
Ten months. That’s the longest Elisa has stayed anyplace, constantly propelled by her fear that if she puts down roots, a family curse will turn her into a tree.
But she’s grown tired of flitting from town to town and in and out of relationships. When she discovers a small town in Massachusetts where mysterious forces make it impossible for the residents to leave, she hopes she can change her fate.
As Elisa learns about the town’s history, she understands more about the women in her family, who seem doomed to never get what they want. Now she believes she’s stuck, too—is that a patch of bark on her arm? But her neighbor’s collection of pet birds sings secrets that Elisa can almost understand—secrets she must unravel in order to be truly alive.
©2025 by Sarah Beth Durst. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Uniquely amazing! Must read
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Absolutely Magical & Mesmerizing
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Loved this story
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Well written but full of generational trauma.
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completely lost
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Was hoping for better
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Reading *The Warbler* is like being trapped inside a slow-motion montage set to *Hotel California*—specifically, that drawn-out, meandering guitar solo that never quite ends. I live in California. I avoid *Hotel California* like the plague. You can imagine how well this went for me.
The writing is lush, yes, but in the way of a dinner guest who describes every dish in agonizing detail while you nod politely, wondering if you’ll ever get to eat. The atmosphere is so thick with meaning that the plot—if you can call it that—moves with the urgency of a heavily sedated house cat.
If you love novels where plot is more of a suggestion than a requirement, this might be your thing. But if you, like me, have spent years perfecting the art of dodging *Hotel California*, do yourself a favor and keep walking.
You Can Check In, But You Can Never Leave: A Slow-Motion Slog Through The Warbler
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Well written, but did I even like it?
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