I have been well aware of this book as it is now ten years old, has won many awards, and has been a fixture of many book store end caps. It was only recently that I bothered to learn what the book was about and give it a read. Having just escaped a book about whales and revenge, I jumped right into a book about hawks and grief. I would describe this as a sad book, but one that shows a very vulnerable time in the author’s life. It is that vulnerability that is so compelling and so clearly captures the human condition.