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Alfie & Me

By Carl Safina

Alfie & Me

By Carl Safina

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When ecologist Carl Safina and his wife, Patricia, took in a near-death baby owl, they expected that, like other wild orphans they'd rescued, she'd be a temporary presence. But Alfie's feathers were not growing correctly, requiring prolonged care. As Alfie grew and gained strength, she became a part of the family, joining a menagerie of dogs and chickens and making a home for herself in the backyard. Carl and Patricia began to realise that the healing was mutual; Alfie had been braided into their world and was now pulling them into hers. Alfie & Me is the story of the remarkable impact this little owl would have on their lives. The continuing bond of trust following her freedom-and her raising of her own wild brood-coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a year in which Carl and Patricia were forced to spend time at home without the normal obligations of work and travel. Witnessing all the fine details of their feathered friend's life offered Carl and Patricia a view of existence from Alfie's perspective. One can travel the world and go nowhere; one can be stuck keeping the faith at home and discover a new world. Safina's relationship with an owl made him want to better understand how people have viewed humanity's relationship with nature across cultures and throughout history. Interwoven with Safina's keen observations, insight and reflections, Alfie & Me is a work of profound beauties and magical timing harboured within one upended year.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2024-11-12
Publication Date:
2024-11-12
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1324086483
ISBN13:
9781324086482
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
323 g
Height:
142 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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