Alice Greenway's second novel focuses on a World War II veteran who's newly retired from his job at the Museum of Natural History in New York. As the title suggests, he's an ornithologist, and his story in "The Bird Skinner" is deeply affecting.
Tag: Books about birds
Bird books aren’t for birders alone
I'm gathering a small collection of bird books. Perhaps in a former life I was an ornithologist. Here are two, recently published and purchased.
The Longest Chapter 