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Barcode37821002425227
LocationMarshall District
TitleFeatherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie / Charlie Gilmour.
AuthorGilmour, Charlie Samson, author.
Call No598 GIL
CollectionAdult 600

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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781501198502
International Standard Book Number 1501198505
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 598
Personal Name Gilmour, Charlie Samson, author.
Title Statement Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie / Charlie Gilmour.
Edition Statement First Scribner hardcover edition.
Imprint New York : Scribner, 2021.
Physical Description 294 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary, Etc. "A beautiful, moving, and wildly original memoir of grief, healing, and fatherhood through the story of a young man who adopts a baby magpie"-- Provided by publisher.
Summary, Etc. "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 learns his biological father, an eccentric British poet named Heathcote Williams who vanished when Charlie was six months old, is ill. As he grapples with Heathcote's abandonment, Charlie comes across one of his poems, in which Heathcote describes how an impish young jackdaw 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"--from publisher's website.
Subject-Personal Name Gilmour, Charlie Samson.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Human-animal relationships.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Birds Anecdotes.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Fathers and sons Biography.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Magpies Anecdotes.