Lift
Rebecca K. O'Connor
(Memoir by)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
The culmination of a ten-year career in falconry, Lift is a memoir that illustrates the journey and life lessons of a woman navigating a man's ancient sport. Captivated by a chance meeting with a falconer's peregrine as a child, the indelible memory eventually brings the author's life full circle to flying a peregrine of her own. Exploring themes of predator and prey, finding tribe, forgiveness and femininity, the memoir asks universal questions through a unique backdrop. Lift illustrates the beauty and meaning the sport of falconry can add to a falconer's life, echoing the challenges and triumphs of being human.
Product Details
| Publisher | Red Hen Press |
| Publish Date | November 01, 2009 |
| Pages | 208 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781597094603 |
| Dimensions | 7.9 X 4.9 X 0.5 inches | 0.5 pounds |
BISAC Categories: Biography & Memoir,
Reviews
Rebecca O'Connor is an extraordinary writer who has written a memoir like no other. She beautifully braids the stories of an agonizing childhood, a daughter's forgiveness, and a tempestuous love affair with a predatory bird. Like her peregrine falcon, O'Connor's prose is savage and graceful, her narrative filled with breathtaking turns. I could not put this book down--and when I finished, I couldn't wait to read it again. Lift soars.
--Sy Montgomery, Author of the national bestseller, The Good Good Pig
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