I have just finished reading this book. It took me over a year! (I don't read much and my eyes get too tired when I try). I found it really hard to engage with but started to enjoy it just by the end. A different Helen Macdonald at the Folk evening?
@helenhall it was very interesting and also I didn't find her always likeable, but of course she was going through a terrible time. But I loved the way the relationship with the hawk built. And yes it was the same Helen Macdonald - it was a show with her speaking and Nancy Kerr, great musician and singer, providing music. We kept the ticket in the book 🙂