A Catalog of Birds

This novel of a wounded Vietnam veteran’s homecoming is both “a searing war story and a page-turning thriller” ( The Washington Post ). Billy Flynn has always wanted to fly, like the birds he draws with pencils and paints. He is also a patriot, so in 1970 he cannot resist the call to serve in Vietnam. A year later, he is the only one to survive after his helicopter is shot down. A wounded Billy returns home to his family in upstate New York, including Nell, his adoring younger sister. In his abs