James Macdonald Lockhart was born in 1975. Raptor is his first book and the recipient of the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction. He lives in Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
"Raptor rips at its words, turning them into exquisite portraits of
the utter wild, shaping soaring, obsessive beauty out of the
British landscape and its imperial birds."--Philip Hoare
"This is an extremely well-made book. For a first, it's remarkably
achieved. . . . Lockhart . . . is stepping towards the
distinguished company of the great modern literary books on birds
of prey. . . . But Raptor also makes its own way with originality
and authenticity. The writing, at times, is as good as anything we
have on the subject to date."-- "Country Life"
"[One of the] best books about birds and birding [of the year]. . .
. The prose is so lovely that you may find yourself pondering
whether this really is Lockhart's first book."--GrrlScientist
"Forbes"
"An enthralling journey. . . . This illuminating book serves as
homage to a brilliant naturalist and extraordinary birds. If you
loved H Is for Hawk, put this next on your reading list."-- "Kirkus
Reviews, starred review"
"Lockhart's exquisite, poetic language is a sensuous delight
without sacrificing scientific accuracy. Raptor is, quite simply, a
tour de force."--Bel Mooney "Daily Mail"
"Lockhart's soaring debut is a perfect synthesis of travel writing
and natural history. The premise of Raptor is simple. . . . Yet the
fruits of his labor are anything but plain as he laces vivid prose
with illuminating facts to explore his own colorful experiences
without shifting focus from the birds themselves. Following in the
tradition of T. H. White's The Goshawk, J. A. Baker's The
Peregrine, and, most recently, Helen Macdonald's rapturously
received H is for Hawk, Lockhart elegantly depicts these creatures
of the sky and, in so doing, celebrates the natural richness of the
country over which they fly."--Anna Godfrey "Financial Times"
One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2017-- "Kirkus Reviews"
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