Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie [large print] / Charlie Gilmour.
Material type: TextSeries: Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirsPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2021Edition: Large print editionDescription: 407 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781432886998
- 1432886991
- 306.8742092Â 23
- QL795.B57Â G55b 2021
Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Coffeyville Public Library Large Print Non-Fiction | Coffeyville Public Library | Adult Books | LT 306.87 GILMOUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38670101594261 | ||
Book | Independence Public Library Large Print Non-Fiction | Independence Public Library | Adult Books | LP BIOG GILM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 36123010448817 |
"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 comes across a poem written by his biological father, an eccentric British poet named Heathcote Williams who vanished when Charlie was six months old. As he grapples with Heathcote's abandonment, Charlie is drawn to the poem, in which Heathcote describes how an impish young jackdaw--like magpies, also a member of the crow family--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."--
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