MacDonald, Helen
Vesper Flights
- ISBN 13:
- 9780802158673
- author:
- MacDonald, Helen
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Black Cat
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 x 13.7 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Collections, Essays,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald is a deeply personal and evocative collection of essays about our relationship with the natural world. Through her observations of animals, landscapes, and the passage of time, Macdonald invites us to reflect on our place in the world. From the top of the Empire State Building to the Suffolk poplar forests, Macdonald shares her intimate experiences with wildlife, revealing the ways in which they teach us about ourselves and the world around us. With heart-tugging clarity, she writes about wild boar, swifts, mushroom hunting, migraines, and the comfort we find in watching wildlife. This collection is a profound exploration of observation, fascination, time, memory, love, loss, and how we make sense of our surroundings.