Just a few days after the death of his young wife, the doorbell rings at the home of the father of two. He opens the door and looks into the face of an oversized crow. "I won't leave until you no longer need me," the creature announces and moves into the apartment. Max Porter writes in this unparalleled novel about grief and the shocking, moving, funny, and liberating ways of dealing with it. A book that speaks to those affected, but not only to them, and quickly became a favorite among booksellers in England.