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mogiks
Since: Jan, 2011
2nd Apr, 2017 07:05:06 PM
Could it be The Sevenwaters Trilogy, beginning with Daughter of the Forest? Though it may be another adaptation of "The Six Swans" by the Grimm Brothers.
Edited by mogiks
livewithstyle
Since: May, 2016
3rd Apr, 2017 01:52:50 AM
The Wiki page for the Six Swans fairy tale lists Birdwing by Rafe Martin as another retelling that seems to match your description!
gert10
Since: Jun, 2016
20th Apr, 2017 09:16:32 PM
It was Birdwing, Thanks Style
I remember reading a novel when i was younger where the main character was the youngest of his siblings, and was cursed along with his 6(?) brothers, turning into swans. To change them back, their sister had to knit sweaters of thistle within the year. The sister didn't get the left sleeve on the last sweater, so the MC has a swan wing, and can talk to birds. He at some point ran away with his two best friends to try and find a place in the world. He runs from them too when he finds out they're a couple. That's all i can remember for sure, but i think the MC had a prosthetic to hide the wing?