The Hawk Dancer
Diana Saville(Author)
Sceptre (Publisher)
Published on 18. May 1998
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-340-67508-3 (ISBN)
Description
Claire and James married young - too young - and for twenty years Claire has been loved, protected by and completely subservient to her husband. She has therefore tolerated his sexual escapades. But when she offers to keep a hawk for a friend's son, and is drawn into the creature's training, she begins to understand the nature of predators - both hawk and husband. Then Claire meets an engaging naturalist, and begins an affair herself. And the predator is about to become the prey...
Reviews / Votes
A sensitive, beautifully descriptive story ... The imagery is beautifully crafted and one is left with a feeling of the pace and freedom of the coutnry side which transcends the mundane irritations of a fractured marriage. A lovely read' - Sarah Broadhurst, ?More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 24 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 240 mm
Weight
546 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-67508-3 (9780340675083)
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Person
Diana Saville went to Oxford and worked as a literary agent before moving to the West of England with her husband. She designs gardens and has written several gardening books, as well as two novels.