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The Snow Geese

By William Fiennes

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The Snow Geese

By William Fiennes

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I had attached myself to the birds. I couldn't move on until the birds moved on, and the birds couldn't move on without the spring. One winter, after an enforced period of recuperation, William Fiennes finds himself restless and yearning for adventure. He travels to Texas, where he begins a quest to trace the million-strong flocks of snow geese making their spring flight thousands of miles north to the Arctic tundra. On his epic journey he meets people from every walk of life, from ex-nuns to train fanatics, and their stories resound with the longing to arrive at the right place in the world. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize, The Snow Geese is a poignant and lyrical hymn to the richness and wonder of the world around us. A unique blend of autobiography, travel and nature writing, this is a classic tale of belonging and the inescapable lure of home. 'A wonderful, binoculared bird odyssey . . . A profoundly moving account of joy returning, of one man's rediscovery of the world by dwelling on some of its beauties' Sunday Times 'One page and I was hooked . . . This book is pure delight' Peter Carey
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2015-01-01
Publication Date:
2015-01-01
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1447275446
ISBN13:
9781447275442
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
229 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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