{"product_id":"2940169690767","title":"H Is for Hawk","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Helen Macdonald¿s father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer captivated by hawks since childhood, she¿d never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators: the goshawk. But in her grief, she saw that the goshawk¿s fierce and feral anger mirrored her own. Resolving to purchase and raise the deadly creature as a means to cope with her loss, she adopted Mabel and turned to the guidance of \u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future King\u003c\/i\u003e author T. H. White¿s chronicle \u003ci\u003eThe Goshawk\u003c\/i\u003e to begin her journey into Mabel¿s world. Projecting herself ¿in the hawk¿s wild mind to tame her¿ tested the limits of Macdonald¿s humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns heartbreaking and hilarious, this book is an unflinching account of bereavement, a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast, and the story of an eccentric falconer and legendary writer. Weaving together obsession, madness, memory, myth, and history, \u003ci\u003eH Is for Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e is a distinctive, surprising blend of nature writing and memoir from a very gifted writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104819953904,"sku":"2940169690767","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169690767_p0.jpg?v=1763690993","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169690767","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}