Sparrows at the Breakfast Table by Richard Douglas Pennant Nick Laird Mary Jean Chan

Mary Jean Chan

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Sparrows at the Breakfast Table by Richard Douglas Pennant Nick Laird Mary Jean ChanBeautifully observed and written with a lightness and freshness that breathes life through every poem, Sparrows at the Breakfast Table invites us into a place of wonder and love. These family moments, most acute between a grandfather and grandson, are filled with gentle humour and deep tenderness. And there is nothing shallow here these poems are not whimsies but serious reflections on the bonds we make across generations and how they go on