Featherhood: A Memoir of Two Fathers and a Magpie
“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 which Heathcote describes how an impish young jackdaw fell from its nest and captured his affection. Over time, Benzene helps Charlie unravel his fears about repeating the past—and embrace the role of father himself. A bird falls, a father dies, a child is born. Featherhood is the unforgettable story of a love affair between a man and a bird. It is also a beautiful and affecting memoir about childhood and parenthood, captivity and freedom, grief and love.
yazar | Charlie Gilmour |
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Tarafından yayınlandı | 5 Ocak 2021 |
30 Eylül 2020 U.S. Department of the Interior Flower Love Press 15 x 0,7 x 22 cm Kolektif 15 x 0,3 x 22 cm 21,6 x 0,6 x 27,9 cm Collectif 1 Ocak 2016 15 x 0,5 x 22 cm 1 Haziran 2018 1 Ocak 2018 BrownTrout Publisher 28 Şubat 2018 Dazzle Book Press 15 x 0,6 x 22 cm 15 x 0,4 x 22 cm 5 Ocak 2021
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Sürüm ayrıntıları
yazar | Charlie Gilmour |
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isbn 10 | 1501198505 |
isbn 13 | 978-1501198502 |
Yayımcı | Scribner |
Tarafından yayınlandı Featherhood: A Memoir of Two Fathers and a Magpie | 5 Ocak 2021 |
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