The Peregrine
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The Peregrine by J A Baker
This extraordinary, poetic portrait of two peregrine falcons is one of the most beloved works of nature writing ever published.
From fall to spring, J.A. Baker set out to track the daily comings and goings of a pair of peregrine falcons across the flat fen lands of eastern England. He followed the birds obsessively, observing them in the air and on the ground, in pursuit of their prey, making a kill, eating, and at rest, activities he describes with an extraordinary fusion of precision and poetry. And as he continued his mysterious private quest, his sense of human self slowly dissolved, to be replaced with the alien and implacable consciousness of a hawk.
It is this extraordinary metamorphosis, magical and terrifying, that these beautifully written pages record.
Baker was born and raised in the North East of England, and she has always had a fascination with language. She is interested in local history and ancestry and enjoys reading a variety of genres, but is particularly fond of psychological thrillers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781590171332 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590171330 |
| Title | The Peregrine |
| Author | J A Baker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The New York Review of Books, Inc |
| Year published | 2004-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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