Macdonald, Helen
H is for Hawk
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099575450
- author:
- Macdonald, Helen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
H is for Hawk is a deeply personal and poignant account of grief, nature, and the human experience. Helen Macdonald's journey to train a goshawk, Mabel, is a powerful exploration of the complex emotions that follow loss. With unflinching honesty, Macdonald recounts her struggles to come to terms with her father's death and her own untaming by the hawk.
This book is a meditation on memory, the natural world, and the ways in which we find meaning in the face of mortality. Through her story, Macdonald reveals the intricate bond between humans and animals, and the ways in which our relationships with others can shape us in profound ways.
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