Equinox

Name: Equinox
Brand: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS
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Life, Love, and Birds of Prey

By: Dan O'Brien

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Paperback | 30 May 2010

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232 Pages

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21.59 x 13.97 x 1.27

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The South Dakota winter gives a man time to think. One subzero morning, as Dan O&;Brien approaches his fiftieth year, the autumnal equinox of his life, he takes stock. Feeling a waning sense of purpose, he decides to devote himself entirely, for the first time in his life, to his greatest loves&;falconry, his bird dogs, and the prairie he calls home. That summer he obtains a remarkable falcon chick who immediately distinguishes herself by her ferocity. He names the bird Harley and trains her in the ways of falconry. Harley&;s powers of flight are awe-inspiring, her hunting success astounding, and like a lover, she captivates him. O&;Brien hunts with her obsessively, reveling in her prowess and beauty. What he learns from her and from what happens one wind-driven day lead him to see fully things he had only just begun to glimpse. In this lyrical evocation of the grasslands, Equinox is a story of a life lived close to the natural cycles of the earth and of a midlife revelation of the importance of staying connected to all things held dear.

Industry Reviews

"An eye-opening chronicle of interspecies cooperation and a gripping dramatization of how hard-won is the ideal balance between tameness and wildness ... beautifully wrought." Kirkus "Dan O'Brien's Equinox is an improbably beautiful book about the life of a falconer. By comparison, it makes nearly all other sporting books look childishly simple. I can't recommend it too highly." Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall "O'Brien is one of the West's stellar talents, and this is one of his finest books." Publishers Weekly

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