A review by beth_t4
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

3.0

This is a moving story of a woman who trains a goshawk (a really big hawk) almost in desperation as she tries to come to terms with her father’s sudden death. The prose is raw and beautiful as she describes the fierceness of the hawk and the depths of her grief. Honestly, I didn’t start out liking this book. I have no interest in training a hawk :) and the technical parts were a bit boring, but as the story progressed, I found myself wanting to know if the hawk could help heal her and ease some of her pain.