H is for Hawk: NOW A MAJOR FILM

Name: H is for Hawk: NOW A MAJOR FILM
Rating: 4.448718070983887 (78 reviews)

Helen Macdonald

Jul 2014 · Random House

78 reviews

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Discover the memoir that inspired the major new film starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson

The hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human life.

An instant international bestseller and prize-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising a goshawk has soared into the hearts of millions of readers. Fierce and feral, her goshawk Mabel's temperament mirrors Helen's own state of grief after her father's death, and together raptor and human discover the pain and beauty of being alive.

H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying masterpiece on grief, memory, taming and untaming, and how it might be possible to reconcile death with life and love.

'An absolute classic of nature writing’ Guardian
'It just sings. I couldn't stop reading' Mark Haddon
‘One of the best grief books ever written’ Cariad Lloyd

Discover the memoir that inspired the major new film starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson The hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human life. An instant international bestseller and prize-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald's ...

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78 reviews

AdamSkiHawk

July 15, 2015

An amazing and beautiful memoir exploring the concept of grief and how it can be mended with love, I was gripped by the story of Helen and her goshawk, Mabel, from start to finish. An absolute must-read!

3 people found this review helpful

Samual Haber

February 19, 2016

Helen is a talented writer. The story can be a bit boring but the messages Helen has to say and worth reading

6 people found this review helpful

Kelsie Thomas

August 20, 2014

What a excellent read, the book grips you from start to finish. I would definitely recommend this book to one of my friends

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, naturalist and historian of science. Their books include H is for Hawk, which won many prizes including the Costa Book of the Year and the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, and the Sunday Times bestselling Vesper Flights. They live in Suffolk with their two parrots.

Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, naturalist and historian of science. Their books include H is for Hawk, which won many prizes including the Costa Book of the Year and the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, and the Sunday Times bestselling Vesper Flights. They live in Suffolk with their two ...

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