An ornithologist's guide to life

Ann Hood

Original title: An Ornithologist's Guide to Life

first published 2004 W.W. Norton, 2004 237 pages

"Looking at her characters as if through a pair of binoculars Ann Hood captures the extraordinary in the ordinary, the surreal in everyday occurrences. A pregnant woman left by her husband bakes obsessively to cope, but never tries a morsel. In an attempt to stay sober, a young alcoholic seduces her minister and embarks on a tour of caverns with him. An adolescent girl picks up bird watching as a hobby. In her newfou...

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An Ornithologist's Guide to Life edition · 2005 · W. W. Norton & Company · 237 pages · 9780393327045
An ornithologist's guide to life edition · 2004 · W.W. Norton · 237 pages

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