Bird Cottage

by Eva Meijer

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Pub Date Apr 06 2021 | Archive Date Jan 17 2020

Pushkin Press

Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

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Description

A novel based on the true story of a remarkable woman, her lifelong relationship with birds and the joy she drew from it

Len Howard was forty years old when she decided to leave her London life and loves behind, retire to the English countryside and devote the rest of her days to her one true passion: birds.

Moving to a small cottage in Sussex, she wrote two bestselling books, astonishing the world with her observations on the tits, robins, sparrows and other birds that lived nearby, flew freely in and out of her windows, and would even perch on her shoulder as she typed.

This moving novel imagines the story of this remarkable woman's decision to defy society's expectations, and the joy she drew from her extraordinary relationship with the natural world.

Advance Praise

Shortlisted for the Society of Authors Vondel Prize 'I tend my herd and flock by day so I have to read into the night; I cannot put it down' Rosamund Young, author of The Secret of Life of Cows 'Truly original... There's a sense of birdlike lightness and agility about this episodic, elliptical novel' Daily Mail 'The author's fluid, seemingly weightless prose is perfectly matched to the birds she describes... This beautiful creation will be a source of great pleasure for birders and readers alike' Country Life 'A celebration of a life spent immersed in nature' Town & Country 'Bewitching... will make you want to throw away your travel pass and move to a remote cottage... Read it to de-stress' The Lady

Shortlisted for the Society of Authors Vondel Prize 'I tend my herd and flock by day so I have to read into the night; I cannot put it down' Rosamund Young, author of The Secret of Life of Cows...

Available Editions

EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781782273950
PRICE	$14.95 (USD)
PAGES	256

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