Bird in the Snow debuts Henry Glassie

Henry Glassie

Patrick Murphy & Frank McGuinness

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Bird in the Snow debuts Henry GlassieBird in the Snow follows twenty four hours in the life of Birdie Waters. On the eve of burying her only son, she stays awake all night, examining old photographs, cherishing memories of Gussie and her beloved late husband, Alex a vet who married her because her dancing ability eclipsed the class difference between them. She recalls Gussies tragic death, his failed romance, and Louise, who for a while looked like the partner that might make her son