This month the UVA Book Club will be reading some non-fiction with Helen Mcdonald’s H is for Hawk (2015). Mcdonald’s novel is one of the New York Times Book Review‘s 10 Best Books of the Year, appearing on more than 25 best books of the year lists.

The instant New York Times bestseller and award-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald’s story of adopting and raising one of nature’s most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. Fierce and feral, her goshawk Mabel’s temperament mirrors Helen’s own state of grief after her father’s death, and together raptor and human “discover the pain and beauty of being alive” (People). H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying debut from one of our most unique and transcendent voices.

For a full book review click here. Attendees will be provided light snacks, beverages and wine.

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