Rites of the Starling $20.1 - $30 But the heart is risky

But the heart is risky business—one that plays for keeps

In an account as gripping as it is poignant

Using dramatic comic book-style retellings and illustrated profiles of key figures

Thomas lays bare society’s obsession with size and advocates for each of us to push back on body weight bias and determine what’s right for our own health and well-being

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Rites of the Starling $20.1 - $30 But the heart is riskyCalandras five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction. The crux migration is coming. And in the wake of a devastating attack, Ive been separated from the man who owns my heart. Im lost. Terrified. Homesick. Hunted by monsters, driven to exhaustion, and kidnapped by a powerful priest, the only thing keeping me going is the little girl counting on me to keep her safe. Its my turn to become the Guardian. Our lives change one fateful night. A night of