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The Snow Geese - A Story of Home
by William Fiennes, Random House – non fiction
Drawn to the mystery of bird migration after spending many months confined to rest from an illness, William Fiennes re-discovers a book his class was required to read when he was in school. It was the classic, “The Snow Goose” by Paul Gallico. It stirred something in him and during his convalescence he and his father took walks in the English countryside bird watching. He began a serious research and when he gained his strength planned out an itinerary for following the migration of the snow goose from Texas to Baffin Island in the Arctic.
He brilliantly takes us on a journey through the United States, weaving stories of people he meets, migration, and homesickness. Never once does he confuse the issues but blends them together in an exciting adventure packed with humor and mystery. He uncovers for us a very real malady that can and has led to death: homesickness. A book to read more than once and share with friends.
Drawn to the mystery of bird migration after spending many months confined to rest from an illness, William Fiennes re-discovers a book his class was required to read when he was in school. It was the classic, “The Snow Goose” by Paul Gallico. It stirred something in him and during his convalescence he and his father took walks in the English countryside bird watching. He began a serious research and when he gained his strength planned out an itinerary for following the migration of the snow goose from Texas to Baffin Island in the Arctic.
He brilliantly takes us on a journey through the United States, weaving stories of people he meets, migration, and homesickness. Never once does he confuse the issues but blends them together in an exciting adventure packed with humor and mystery. He uncovers for us a very real malady that can and has led to death: homesickness. A book to read more than once and share with friends.
"A father of the fatherless, a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. God sets the solitary in families...." Psalm 68:5,6a
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