Paperback, published March 2023. Prepare to be bewitched by Iceland and the book that has enchanted readers for decades and imprisoned one of them. Elva loves Iceland for many reasons the epic landscape of gods and volcanoes, weather thats the polar opposite of her home in Australia, and the fact that its where her mother might have gone back to when she disappeared. Iceland is where Elvas beloved grandfather the famous childrens book author lives in a remote village and where the beings that haunt her imagination reside. Elva is interested in the odd things people make Victorian collectibles, old spells, taxidermy, fairy tales. The weird, the wonderful and the sometimes macabre. Shes got a few quirks of her own that shes (mainly) keeping under control. Except one. Then she meets Remy, a painter whos got some secrets of his own In her captivating debut, Rijn Collins has created a beautifully evocative portrait of an enchanted mind in an enchanting place a story of everyday magic, both dark and light; of families and the shadows they can cast; of the delights and dangers of the imagination. Fed to Red Birds will transport you to remote corners of both the world and the human heart.