The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and LossFrom the creators of the internationally bestselling, award winning, multi adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife in Britain, re imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers A great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns and springs are quieter each year than the last. An almost unimaginable abundance has been lost. It does not have to

It soon becomes obvious that you're keeping secrets

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HELEN FIELDS

these prove to be a fifth Gospel

But one man towers above the chaos

Daphne vows to clear her name

these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat

Her house is on Montpelier Parade: just across town

One of the victims has been interred in a makeshift tomb

They include a post-war rural childhood – ‘cold mutton and wet washing on a rack over the range’ – the booze-sodden heyday of Fleet Street and a career as one of the country’s most acclaimed novelists

Carter takes to the road

celebrating the magic of the small things that bring hope and happiness into our lives