Sparrow

<p><b>&lsquo;Masterful in its portrayal of love, sex and friendship&rsquo; - <i>The Observer</i><br>'Utterly engrossing, vivid and honest' - Emma Donoghue</b><br><br>Raised in a brothel at the edge of a dying empire, a boy of no known origin creates his own identity. He is Sparrow, who sings without reason and can fly from trouble. His world is a kitchen, a herb-scented garden, a loud and dangerous tavern, and the mysterious upstairs where the &lsquo;wolves&rsquo; &ndash; prostitutes and slaves from every corner of the empire &ndash; conduct their business.<br><br>He spends his days listening to stories told by his beloved &lsquo;mother&rsquo; Euterpe, running errands for her lover the cook, and dodging the blows of their brutal overseer and the machinations of the chief wolf, Melpomene. A hard fate awaits Sparrow, one that involves suffering, murder, mayhem, and the scattering of the wo