H is for Hawk
Macdonald, Helen 1970-
H is for Hawk - Jonathan Cape 2014 - 272 pages
'In real life, goshawks resemble sparrowhawks the way leopards resemble housecats. Bigger, yes. But bulkier, bloodier, deadlier, scarier, and much, much harder to see. Birds of deep woodland, not gardens, they're the birdwatchers' dark grail.' As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, 'The Goshawk', which describes White's struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contest. When her father dies and sh
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Macdonald 1970- Helen
White 1906-1964 T. H. --Terence Hanbury
Hawks
Grief
Spirituality
598.944 MAC
H is for Hawk - Jonathan Cape 2014 - 272 pages
'In real life, goshawks resemble sparrowhawks the way leopards resemble housecats. Bigger, yes. But bulkier, bloodier, deadlier, scarier, and much, much harder to see. Birds of deep woodland, not gardens, they're the birdwatchers' dark grail.' As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, 'The Goshawk', which describes White's struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contest. When her father dies and sh
9780224097000 0224097008
100=NOTNACO 600/1=NOTNACO 600=NOTNACO
Macdonald 1970- Helen
White 1906-1964 T. H. --Terence Hanbury
Hawks
Grief
Spirituality
598.944 MAC