First published 2019
Helen Macdonald's world shatters when her beloved father dies. Retreating from life, she seeks solace in training a fierce goshawk, a raptor as fierce and beautiful as her own sorrow. As she grieves, Macdonald delves into the lives of other nature writers, finding kinship in their own quests to make sense of loss. With lyrical prose and keen observation, "Recovery" charts one woman's journey to reconcile her grief and discover a path forward.
Genres: nature, non-fiction, biography-memoir, personal-development
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: found-family, grief
144 pages · Paperback · Vintage Classics