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Helen MacDonald is a poet, historian, naturalist and illustrator. When she was only 8 years old, she came across 'The Goshawk' by T. H. White. The book tells of his struggle to train the goshawk, and escape his own personal demons.
Following the death of her father, Mabel the goshawk enters her life and takes her on a journey through the grief she experienced.