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So incredible. This book changed the way I see and interact with the world. What more could I want?
I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would. I hesitated to start reading it even though everyone raved about it. It is about a woman grieving her recently dead father. I didn't want to read that. But really, it isn't just a book about that. It is a book about falconry- wonderful, fanciful world. It is about a woman channeling her grief into a project. It's about goshawks. And one particularly cool lady-hawk, Mabel. I really enjoyed learning about the lost art of falconry and the bond t
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May 31, 2018
Jess
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really liked it
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A testament to Macdonald's love for her dad, powers of observation, and keen brain. I particularly loved the way she wove T.H. White's story into her own.
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Kate
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Jess
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Oct 18, 2022
Nicole
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it was ok
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Apr 01, 2016
Paloma
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Aug 25, 2016
Denise Cormaney
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Oct 08, 2016
Meg
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Oct 14, 2017
Cari
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