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When Helen Macdonald’s father unexpectedly dies, she is left deeply grieving. Drawing on her experience as a falconer, she decides to train a goshawk in an effort to confront her loss. She purchases a hawk she names Mabel, and uses T.H. White’s book *The Goshawk* as a guide. Through the demanding process of hen‑raising, she explores the intense, often brutal, instinct of the bird and its parallels to her own emotions. The book traces Macdonald’s journey as she confronts grief, addiction, and the complexities of the human–animal relationship.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Helen Macdonald
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