Miriam Darlington

Praise

• While tracing the history and science of owls, the author must confront another haunting enigma: her son’s mysterious illness.

  —People Magazine, a Book Pick of the Week

• Unfailingly precise and lovingly poetic. . . .  Nature writing of the first order.

  —The Wall Street Journal

• Flights of poetic prose raise a shiver. . . . proves we don’t need life lessons to appreciate the world’s marvels.

  —The Washington Post

• A smooth mixture of memoir and nature writing. . . . Lyrical and captivating. . . . heartfelt, enchanting, and beautifully written.

  —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

• Lyrical. . . . moving. . . . Dazzling.

  —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

• Beautiful. . . . wonderfully informative and enjoyable.

  —Booklist

• Open this book, and be thrilled to look at the owl with an even more profound sense of knowledge.

  —The Muskogee Phoenix

• Heartfelt. . . . Darlington’s work is as unique and enchanting as its subjects.

  —She Reads

• Thoughtful. . . . A call for more care of the natural world, protection of spaces needed by our fellow creatures, and a willingness to live with uncertainty, this book offers heart and soul as well as natural history.

  —Southern Bookseller Review

• Lovely. . . . An excellent read. . . . Whether dissecting owl pellets, collecting strange samples or braving the elements (or her own foibles), Darlington brings a sense of wonder to her writing.

  —Spectrum Culture

• A beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject.

  —Robert Macfarlane

• Enchanting.

  —Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read Nature

• A lyrical examination of the interweaving place owls hold in nature and human culture; Darlington writes with intimacy and beauty.

  —Jonathan C. Slaght, author of Owls of the Eastern Ice

• Beautiful descriptions of these magnificent creatures and their habitats.

  —P.D. Smith, author of City

• Darlington brings humor, humility, and a refreshing subjectivity to her quest to understand these charismatic creatures.

  —Melissa Harrison, author of All Among the Barley

• A delight. Darlington’s vision, sensitivity and word craft are vital.

  —Caspar Henderson, author of A New Map of Wonders

• Captivating.

  —The Times

• Achingly beautiful.

  —The Guardian

• Vivid and engaging.

  —Sunday Times

• Perceptive and affecting.

  —BIRDS