An extraordinary, inspiring book about a lifetime of observing birds, already acclaimed as a classic
An extraordinary, inspiring book about a lifetime of observing birds, already acclaimed as a classic
Tim Dee was born in Liverpool in 1961. He has worked as a BBC radio producer for twenty years and divides his life between Bristol and Cambridge. This is his first book.
The Running Sky has the makings of a classic. It's beautifully
written, extraordinarily vigilant, and very moving...as we read it,
we learn a lot about ourselves as well as the fellow creatures
flying through, over and around our own lives -- Andrew Motion
Its author has a forensic eye for detail and a gift for poetry...an
intimate and erudite account... he is in the front rank of
contributors to the literature of natural history * Daily
Telegraph *
Serious and playful...creates a powerful and intensely
poetic paean to what others have called the wonder of birds *
Guardian *
A beautifully haunting and involving memoir. The writer's passion
for birds becomes his way of expressing his whole relationship to
landscape and history and family: unsentimental and urgently
contemporary -- Tessa Hadley
Dee's extraordinary, beautifully written account of a life spent
watching birds is a fine addition to the flourishing genre of
British nature writing * Sunday Times *
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