“This many-faceted, thought-provoking story prompts soul-searching about life, war, and death.” - Booklist Told with piercing empathy and heartbreaking realism, The Hummingbird is a masterful story of loving commitment, service to country, and absolution through wisdom and forgiveness. As Barclay begrudgingly comes to trust Deborah, he tells her stories from that long-ago war, which help her find a way to help her husband battle his demons. Alone in the world, the embittered professor is dying. She is determined to help him heal, and to restore the tender, loving marriage they once had.Īt the same time, Deborah’s primary patient is Barclay Reed, a retired history professor and expert in the Pacific Theater of World War II whose career ended in academic scandal. But her skills and experience are tested in new and dramatic ways when her easygoing husband, Michael, returns from his third deployment to Iraq haunted by nightmares, anxiety, and rage. From the author of the acclaimed The Curiosity comes a compelling and moving story of compassion, courage, and redemption.ĭeborah Birch is a seasoned hospice nurse whose daily work requires courage and compassion.
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