tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post1306223115798915505..comments2024-03-19T04:34:51.847-07:00Comments on Smorgasbook: H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldMegan Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537170023931826579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post-53932602066817904192017-01-04T05:33:47.232-08:002017-01-04T05:33:47.232-08:00Thanks, Steve. I find anything I read these days w...Thanks, Steve. I find anything I read these days with the death of a parent is still likely to affect me in a different way than it would have before. Megan Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537170023931826579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post-61135868152601478792017-01-03T13:07:31.663-08:002017-01-03T13:07:31.663-08:00My wife just lost her father a few months ago and ...My wife just lost her father a few months ago and I can only hope that I did as well as your own husband in rock duty. It's a very tough thing to go through, I'm sure. Sounds like you appreciated much of Macdonald's account even without the intimate 'grief' connection. I got the impression that for her, falconry brought back memories of her unusual childhood and the shared passion she had with her father for patiently observing and researching.<br /><br />Great review, as usual, Megan. You personalized this one especially well.<br /><br />- Steve HUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101597469337048001noreply@blogger.com