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The most enjoyable part of the book was.... Helen' writing of the great outdoors and of her experience of training her Goshawk I could almost feel how the different birds felt on my gloved hand again and how heavy an owl and eagle are. How majestic they are in flight and when they
The most important part of the book is..... Helen's ability to bare her soul in a most beautiful way. How we try and escape ourselves when bad things happen to the detriment of ourselves and those we love and how we come back. The Ordinary Observation...... I picked this up because it was the Samuel Johnson non fiction prize winner AND the reviews were good on Amazon, Book awards can be a very useful source to picking up quality books which enrich my reading life and this is a perfect example. |
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Details and Thoughts
Book begins with an early morning walk in the Brecklands near Cambridge observing Goshawks and at the end of the chapter the death of Helen's father - the major themes of the book.
We find out about Helen's childhood passion for Hawking and her dads life as a pro photographer - both requiring a lot of patience!
Helen decides she wants a Goshawk which are very difficult to train and we are introduced to T.H. White (who wrote The Sword In The Stone) and his book The Goshawk which details his failed attempt in 1930's England. The book then splits and merges these together throughout the book.
Book begins with an early morning walk in the Brecklands near Cambridge observing Goshawks and at the end of the chapter the death of Helen's father - the major themes of the book.
We find out about Helen's childhood passion for Hawking and her dads life as a pro photographer - both requiring a lot of patience!
Helen decides she wants a Goshawk which are very difficult to train and we are introduced to T.H. White (who wrote The Sword In The Stone) and his book The Goshawk which details his failed attempt in 1930's England. The book then splits and merges these together throughout the book.
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• Started - Mid September
• Finished - October 6th |
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Cognitive Ease= Technical = Story = Enjoyment = Memorable = Ronseal Effect = Talkability = Longivity =