书目

H is for Hawk

  • 作者 Helen Macdonald著
  • 出版社 RHUK
  • 出版时间 2015年2月
  • ISBN 9780099575450
  • 定价 98.35

内容简介

THENUMBERONEBESTSELLER**WINNEROFTHECOSTABOOKOFTHEYEAR****WINNEROFTHESAMUELJOHNSONPRIZEFORNON-FICTION**Asachild，HelenMacdonaldwasdeterminedtobecomeafalconer，learningthearcaneterminologyandreadingalltheclassicbooks.Yearslater，whenherfatherdiedandshewasstruckdeeplybygrief，shebecameobsessedwiththeideaoftrainingherowngoshawk.SheboughtMabelfor?800onaScottishquaysideandtookherhometoCambridge，readytoembarkonthelong，strangebusinessoftryingtotrainthiswildestofanimals.HisforHawkisanunflinchinglyhonestaccountofMacdonald'sstrugglewithgriefduringthedifficultprocessofthehawk'stamingandherownuntaming.Thisisabookaboutmemory，natureandnation，andhowitmightbepossibletoreconciledeathwithlifeandlove.

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