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Perrin Aybara is haunted by spectres from his past
reproduction and families
Just about everyone thinks they know how they got there
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Alex Preston: As Kingfishers Catch Fire [2017] hardback GRAPH Perrin Aybara is haunted by'A magical book: an inimitable fusion of ornithology, literary anthology and autobiography' Tom Holland 'Delightful . . . an original look at the literature inspired by Britain's birdlife' the Guardian, Best Nature Books of 2017 When Alex Preston was 15, he stopped being a birdwatcher. Adolescence and the scorn of his peers made him put away his binoculars, leave behind the hides and the nature reserves and the quiet companionship of his fellow
