Captivated by a chance meeting with a falconer's peregrine as a child, the indelible memory leads the author to flying a peregrine falcon of her own and discovering that the journey is not as much about training the falcon as what it is the falcon has to teach her. Exploring themes of predator and prey, finding tribe, forgiveness and femininity, Lift asks universal questions through the unique perspective of a woman chasing her heart in the wake of a wayward falcon.
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"Fierce. Dazzling. A must read. In Lift: A Falconry Memoir, Rebecca O'Connor does what M.F.K. Fisher did with food & Norman McLean with fly-fishing - creates a fresh metaphor for life."
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Rachel (5 out of 5 stars)