{"product_id":"h-is-for-hawk-9781481530965","title":"H Is for Hawk","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Helen Macdonalds father died suddenly on a London street  she was devastated. An experienced falconer captivated by hawks since childhood  shed never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators: the goshawk. But in her grief  she saw that the goshawks 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 The Once and Future King author T. H. Whites chronicle The Goshawk to begin her journey into Mabels world. Projecting herself \"in the hawks wild mind to tame her\" tested the limits of Macdonalds humanity.By 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  H Is for Hawk is a distinctive  surprising blend of nature writing and memoir from a very gifted writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931505360949,"sku":"ByrdShop_1481530968","price":100.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781481530965.jpg?v=1794213134","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/h-is-for-hawk-9781481530965","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}