Vesper Flights
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
SILVER MEDALIST for the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature
From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk, a brilliant and insightful work about our relationship to the natural world
Our world is a fascinating place, teeming not only with natural wonders that defy description, but complex interactions that create layers of meaning. Helen Macdonald is gifted with a special lens that seems to peer right through it all, and she shares her insights—at times startling, nostalgic, weighty, or simply entertaining—in this masterful collection of essays.
From reflections on science fiction to the true story of an Iranian refugee's flight to the UK, Macdonald has a truly omnivorous taste when it comes to observations of both…