H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

Book review: H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald This recent best seller has been much talked about, mainly for its writing. It is so rare to find something that is such a joy to read. This memoir is the story of the author’s year after her father passed away. To deal with her grief she adopts a young hawk, and enters the age old world of falconry. This was one of those can’t put it down books that I will probably go back and read again. She weaves stories of raising and caring for the hawk with reminiscences of her father, her delving into the falconry world and culture with her journey through grief.