H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald
A Journey Through Grief and Healing
"H Is For Hawk" is a memoir by Helen MacDonald about her experiences training a goshawk named Mabel after the sudden death of her father. MacDonald reflects on her grief and the challenges of training a wild bird while also delving into the history of falconry and the life of T.H. White, the author of "The Once and Future King" who also trained a goshawk. The book explores themes of loss, nature, and the complexities of human-animal relationships.
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- Published
- 2014
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 300
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- De H Is Van Havik
- F De Falcão
- H De Halcón
- H is for Hawk
- J Jak Jastrząb
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This book is on the following 12 lists:
- 4th on The 10 Best Memoirs of the Decade (2010s) (Literary Hub)
- 40th on 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (NY Times)
- 78th on The Greatest Books of 2023 - Honorable Mention (The Greatest Books)
- 2023rd on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction (The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction)
- Barack Obama's Reading Lists (Barack Obama)
- Boston Public Library: Top Genre Books of the 2010s (Boston Public Library)
- The 10 Best Books Through Time (New York Times)
- The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years (NY Times)
- The 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years (Slate)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- Top 10 Books by Jeanette Winterson (Radical Reads)