Featherhood
Charlie Gilmour
"I loved every single page."—Elton John
"The best piece of nature writing since H is for Hawk."—Neil Gaiman
In this moving, critically acclaimed memoir, a young man saves a baby magpie as his estranged father is dying, only to find that caring for the mischievous bird saves him.
One spring day, a baby magpie falls out of its nest and into Charlie Gilmour's hands. Magpies, he soon discovers, are as clever and mischievous as monkeys. They are also notorious thieves, and this one quickly steals his heart. By the time the creature develops shiny black feathers that inspire the name Benzene, Charlie and the bird have forged an unbreakable bond.
While caring for Benzene, Charlie learns his biological father, an eccentric British poet named Heathcote Williams who vanished when Charlie was six months old, is ill. As he grapples with Heathcote's abandonment, Charlie comes across one of his poems, in...
"The best piece of nature writing since H is for Hawk."—Neil Gaiman
In this moving, critically acclaimed memoir, a young man saves a baby magpie as his estranged father is dying, only to find that caring for the mischievous bird saves him.
One spring day, a baby magpie falls out of its nest and into Charlie Gilmour's hands. Magpies, he soon discovers, are as clever and mischievous as monkeys. They are also notorious thieves, and this one quickly steals his heart. By the time the creature develops shiny black feathers that inspire the name Benzene, Charlie and the bird have forged an unbreakable bond.
While caring for Benzene, Charlie learns his biological father, an eccentric British poet named Heathcote Williams who vanished when Charlie was six months old, is ill. As he grapples with Heathcote's abandonment, Charlie comes across one of his poems, in...
Категории:
Година:
2021
Издателство:
Scribner
Език:
english
ISBN 10:
1501198521
ISBN 13:
9781501198526
Файл:
EPUB, 3.11 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2021
Изтеглянето на тази книга не е възможно поради жалба от притежателя на авторските права
Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master
Конвертиране на файлове
Още резултати от търсенето
Други предимства 
