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Animals don’t exist to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. This book presents a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to the natural world. Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved pieces, along with new essays on topics and stories ranging from nostalgia and science fiction to the true account of a refugee’s flight to the UK.<\/p>\n

Author Helen Macdonald Published by Jonathan Cape ISBN 9780224097017 EAN 9780224097017 Bic Code Cover Hardback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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