Aunt Madge's Story

Meet Madge Parlin: a girl so full of stories that she once convinced an entire room she had a pet crow. She's restless, irrepressible, and blessed with an imagination that constantly gets her into trouble. Told by Madge herself, looking back on her childhood from the safe distance of adulthood, these are the tales of a girl who loved to fib, to enchant, and to wander just slightly beyond the boundaries her family set. Whether she's being mistaken for a boy during a misadventure or learning the hard way that stories have consequences, Madge narrates with such warmth and humor that you forget you're reading a moral lesson. Sophie May captures the specific magic of childhood: the way a good story feels more real than reality, the desperate need to be seen, and the slow, often embarrassing process of learning that words have power. The book pulses with life, mischief, and the tender wisdom of someone who remembers exactly what it felt like to be young and impossible.