H is for hawk /
As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning the arcane terminology and reading all the classic books. Years later, when her father died and she was struck deeply by grief, she became obsessed with the idea of training herown goshawk.
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Published: |
Vintage Books,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning the arcane terminology and reading all the classic books. Years later, when her father died and she was struck deeply by grief, she became obsessed with the idea of training herown goshawk. |
Item Description: |
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2014. "Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2014"--Cover. |
Carrier Form: | 300 pages ; 20 cm |
Awards: | Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2014 |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9780099575450 (paperback) : 0099575450 (paperback) 9780224097000 0224097008 |
Index Number: | QL696 |
CLC: | Q959.7 |
Call Number: | Q959.7/M135-1 |
Contents: | Part I. Patience -- Lost -- Small worlds -- Mr White -- Holding tight -- The box of stars -- Invisibility -- The Rembrandt interior -- The rite of passage -- Darkness -- Leaving home -- Outlaws -- Alice, falling -- The line -- For whom the bell -- Rain -- Heat -- Part II. Flying free -- Extinction -- Hiding -- Fear -- Apple day -- Memorial -- Drugs -- Magical places -- The flight of time -- The new world -- Winter histories -- Enter spring -- The moving earth. |