Owl Sense: Miriam Darlington - Hardcover

Darlington, Miriam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783350741 ISBN 13: 9781783350742

Verlag: Faber and Faber, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'A beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject' - Robert Macfarlane'Her softness took my breath away. Deadly beauty. She turned her face towards me., There is a narrow area that falls between pleasing and preposterous, and this owl's circular face and bright yellow eyes fitted into it with perfect grace...'Owls have captivated the human imagination for millennia. We have fixated on this night hunter as predator, messenger, emblem of wisdom or portent of doom. In Owl Sense, Miriam Darlington sets out to tell a new story.Her fieldwork begins with wild encounters in the British Isles, on the owl walks she takes with her teenage son Benji., From here, Darlington seeks to identify every European species of this charismatic and elusive bird, on a journey that will take her from southern Spain through France, Serbia and Finland, and to the frosted borders of the Arctic.Along the way, however, Benji succumbs to a mysterious and disabling illness, and her owl quest soon becomes entangled with the search for his cure.Owl Sense is a book about the wild in nature and in the unpredictable course of our human lives. In her watching and deep listening to owls in the natural world, Darlington cleaves myth from reality and brings the strangeness and magnificence of these creatures to life.

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Críticas:

‘What a beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject.’ (Robert MacFarlane)

‘An enchanting book. Natural, cultural and personal insights spark off each other.’ (Tristan Gooley)

‘Once again, Miriam Darlington displays her genuine passion for Britain’s most charismatic creatures – first otters, and now owls!’ (Stephen Moss)

Miriam Darlington's quest to better know of these enigmatic, beautiful and fascinating birds is a delight to read. In these times of heightened opportunity and threat, her vision, sensitivity and word craft are vital. (Caspar Henderson)

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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Longlisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2018 'A beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject' - Robert Macfarlane 'Captivating' - The Times 'Achingly beautiful' - Guardian 'Vivid and engaging' - Sunday Times 'Her softness took my breath away. Deadly beauty. She turned her face towards me. There is a narrow area that falls between pleasing and preposterous, and this owl's circular face and bright yellow eyes fitted into it with perfect grace...' Owls have captivated the human imagination for millennia. We have fixated on this night hunter as predator, messenger, emblem of wisdom or portent of doom. In Owl Sense, Miriam Darlington sets out to tell a new story. Her fieldwork begins with wild encounters in the British Isles, on the owl walks she takes with her teenage son Benji. From here, Darlington seeks to identify every European species of this charismatic and elusive bird, on a journey that will take her from southern Spain through France, Serbia and Finland, and to the frosted borders of the Arctic. Along the way, however, Benji succumbs to a mysterious and disabling illness, and her owl quest soon becomes entangled with the search for his cure. Owl Sense is a book about the wild in nature and in the unpredictable course of our human lives. In her watching and deep listening to owls in the natural world, Darlington cleaves myth from reality and brings the strangeness and magnificence of these creatures to life.

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• Verlag: Faber and Faber
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1783350741
• ISBN 13: 9781783350742
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352