H Is for Hawk. Flat Signed by the Author

Macdonald, Helen

ISBN 10: 0802123414 / ISBN 13: 9780802123411

Published by Jonathan Cape/Penguin Random House, London, 2014

About this Item

London. Jonathan Cape/Penguin Random House. 2014. First Edition. 13th printing. Hard Cover. Demy 8vo 8¾" x 5½" approx. 283 pp and notes to the rear. Taupe coloured boards with black titles to the spine. Flat signed by the author direct to the title page without dedication. Jacket artwork by Chris Wormel. The book is square and firmly bound. No previous ownership inscriptions or remainder marks. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners and spine ends sharp. The pages and closed page edges are clean. The dust jacket is crisp and complete and unclipped at £14.99. The colours are bright, fresh and unfaded, corners and spine ends are sharp. Book is brand new.

Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising one of nature's most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. 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"

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: H Is for Hawk. Flat Signed by the Author
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape/Penguin Random House, London
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802123414
• ISBN 13: 9780802123411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Chris Wormel
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Dimensions: 12W x 24H x 3D centimeters 12 centimeters width by 24 centimeters height by 3 centimeters depth
• Weight: 550 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson

One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
One of Kirkus Reviews’s Best Books of the 21st Century
One of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year
One of Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 Years
ON MORE THAN 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR LISTS: including TIME (#1 Nonfiction Book), NPR, O, The Oprah Magazine (10 Favorite Books), Vogue (Top 10), Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle (Top 10), Miami Herald, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top 10), Library Journal (Top 10), Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Slate, Shelf Awareness, Book Riot, Amazon (Top 20)

The instant New York Times bestseller and award-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising one of nature's most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. 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" (People). H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying debut from one of our most unique and transcendent voices.

About the Author

HELEN MACDONALD is a writer, poet, illustrator and naturalist, and an affiliated research scholar at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of the bestselling H Is for Hawk, as well as a cultural history of falcons, titled Falcon, and three collections of poetry, including Shaler's Fish. Macdonald was a Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge, has worked as a professional falconer, and has assisted with the management of raptor research and conservation projects across Eurasia. She now writes for the New York Times Magazine. Twitter: @HelenJMacdonald