J.A. Baker wrote nature prose of unusual intensity, best known for The Peregrine. The book records repeated winter journeys through the Essex countryside while following peregrine falcons, compressing years of observation into a single seasonal arc. The Hill of Summer turns to the same landscape in warmer months, with birds, weather and fields observed at close range. Baker gives very little autobiography; the focus stays on movement, light, killing, weather and the attempt to see the landscape from the bird's perspective. His prose is dense, lyrical and highly visual. His work fits bird writing, British nature writing and literary landscape prose. Read more Less
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