The Resource Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie, Charlie Gilmour
Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie, Charlie Gilmour
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The item Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie, Charlie Gilmour represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie, Charlie Gilmour represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
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- "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
- "A beautiful, moving, and wildly original memoir of grief, healing, and fatherhood through the story of a young man who adopts a baby magpie"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501198502
- Label
- Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie
- Title
- Featherhood
- Title remainder
- a memoir of two fathers and a magpie
- Statement of responsibility
- Charlie Gilmour
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "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
- "A beautiful, moving, and wildly original memoir of grief, healing, and fatherhood through the story of a young man who adopts a baby magpie"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10940210
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gilmour, Charlie Samson
- Dewey number
- 598
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QL795.B57
- LC item number
- G55 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
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- Birds
- Magpies
- Human-animal relationships
- Gilmour, Charlie Samson
- Fathers and sons
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a memoir of two fathers and a magpie
- Label
- Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie, Charlie Gilmour
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- volume
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1227985016
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501198502
- Lccn
- 2020012156
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- System control number
- (OCoLC)1227985016
- Label
- Featherhood : a memoir of two fathers and a magpie, Charlie Gilmour
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1227985016
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501198502
- Lccn
- 2020012156
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- (OCoLC)1227985016
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