![]() ![]() The narrative is a confession of how she struggled through the ordeal of mourning after her father's death and how in order to cope with the trauma of loss she undertook the task of taming a hawk. ![]() This non-fiction autobiographical narrative is, however, primarily a personal journey where the narrator's/author's inner self is revealed through carefully orchestrated memories which form her as a protagonist. ![]() Because the book reveals the author's strong sense of connection with nature, it is therefore classified under the heading 'nature writing' or 'new nature writing'. The article presents how Helen Macdonald, the author of H is for Hawk, undertakes the task of ordering 'the archaeology of grief' – uncovering strata of remembrance with past states of mind, forgotten events, emotions, and earlier perspectives. ![]()
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