The Flightless Birds of New Hope: A Novel

Three estranged Shah siblings reunite following the sudden deaths of their bird-obsessed parents. Aliza has spent years holding their crumbling family together while caring for their younger brother, Sammy. Aden, named executor of the estate, must confront Coco, their famous Bollywood-bopping cockatoo, who was their parents' favorite. One night, Aden impulsively opens Coco's cage, letting her escape as he did a decade earlier. The siblings launch a search and rescue mission armed with Coco's tracking chip and fragile hope. What begins as a quick recovery becomes a two-week cross-country road trip. During the journey, old grudges surface, relationships are tested, and long-buried dreams resurface. As Coco forges her own path to the past, the three siblings follow—seeking not only to recover the bird, but to find their way back to each other.