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Author Gilmour, Charlie Samson, author

Title Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie / Charlie Gilmour

Publisher New York : Scribner, 2021
©2021

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  598.07.G426f    AVAILABLE  
 Maine State Lib. Stacks  598.5 G488f 2021    AVAILABLE  
Edition First Scribner hardcover edition
Phys Descr 294 pages ; 22 cm
Note BPL: James S. & Frances Reynolds Stanley Fund.
Summary "One spring day, a baby magpie falls out of its nest and into Charlie Gilmour's hands. Magpies, he soon discovers, are as clever and mischievous as monkeys. They are also notorious thieves, and this one quickly steals his heart. By the time the creature develops shiny black feathers that inspire the name Benzene, Charlie and the bird have forged an unbreakable bond. While caring for Benzene, Charlie learns his biological father, an eccentric British poet named Heathcote Williams who vanished when Charlie was six months old, is ill. As he grapples with Heathcote's abandonment, Charlie comes across one of his poems, in which Heathcote describes how an impish young jackdaw fell from its nest and captured his affection. Over time, Benzene helps Charlie unravel his fears about repeating the past--and embrace the role of father himself. A bird falls, a father dies, a child is born. Featherhood is the unforgettable story of a love affair between a man and a bird. It is also a beautiful and affecting memoir about childhood and parenthood, captivity and freedom, grief and love"--from publisher's website
"A beautiful, moving, and wildly original memoir of grief, healing, and fatherhood through the story of a young man who adopts a baby magpie"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Birds -- Anecdotes
Magpies -- Anecdotes
Human-animal relationships
Gilmour, Charlie Samson
Fathers and sons -- Biography
Other Form Online version: Gilmour, Charlie Samson. Featherhood New York : Scribner, 2021 9781501198526 (DLC) 2020012157
OCLC # 1227985016
ISBN # 9781501198502
1501198505