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This is a careful and insight-filled account of an old and vexing question: how to make sense of the relationship between man and beast. It's also quite a lovely book.
--Bill McKibben "author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future "Solitary Goose is a provocative, revelatory meditation on life, both human and wild. While telling the story of caring for a solitary, wounded goose who inhabits a pond near her home, Sydney Plum contemplates not only the resilience and fragility of migratory birds, but also our human place in the world--its separateness from the wild, and all the decisions, inconsistencies, longings, and intentions that separateness entails. Plum's fine intelligence is evident everywhere in this beautifully written book, as is her passion and warmth.
--Jane Brox "author of Clearing Land: Legacies of the American Farm "In this delicately balanced story of one goose, Sydney Plum has crafted a thought-provoking essay exploring the complex relationship between humans and the natural world. I highly recommend it.
--David Sibley "author of The Sibley Guide to Birds "In the tradition of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Plum writes lyrical lessons on the life cycle of geese, the mystery of their great migratory patterns, and their amazing adaptability.
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