First published 2014
Reeling from her father's sudden death, Helen Macdonald impulsively decides to train a fierce goshawk. As she battles to tame the razor-sharp predator, she must also confront her own fierce emotions. Macdonald's journey of healing becomes an intimate exploration of the natural world's unforgiving grace and her own capacity for transformation.
Genres: nature, animals, autobiography, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, birds
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: grief, personal-journey
300 pages · Paperback · Vintage Books