RaveThe Times (UK)The miracle of the story — which, other than the luxuriant pictures of the English countryside Dalton paints, is what makes the book worth reading — is that the leveret returned ... Dalton’s book seems less a memoir than a call to action, encouraging city-dwellers and countryfolk alike to help to protect the species ... A tale of hope, channelled through the enduring and improbable bond between a human and a wild animal. It’s a love letter to the natural world.
Lili Anolik
MixedThe Times (UK)Absorbing albeit frustrating ... The book is meticulously referenced, but occasionally sags with the weight of its contents. Anolik’s rationale for this book is new archival material...but truthfully it seems she would take any excuse to write at length (again) about her idol ... Anolik delivers a much-needed antidote to Didion delirium. If you can wade through the endless Babitz bits, that is.
