Book #58532

Hawks - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Joseph Amiel

Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979.
ISBN: 0399123121

Price: $50.00

A first Printing of the First Edition that has sunning to the outer board edges, else Nearly Fine in a mildly scuffed Fine dust-jacket.

Hawks is a mesmerizing story of loss and love set in the harsh beauty of the Arctic. When the father of the protagonist, David, dies, David is left behind to care for his mother and sister in their remote, Arctic home. David is an outcast at school, where he is the only minority, and he longs for the companionship and approval of his family. When he meets a beautiful hawk named Gizmo, David's life takes on a new purpose: he must learn to fly and hunt with Gizmo in order to provide for his family. David is determined to make his mother and sister proud, but he soon discovers that the harsh landscape and the bond between Gizmo and David are the only things that keep him sane in this desolate place. Amiel's lyrical prose captures the beauty and isolation of the Arctic in a way that is both poetic and gripping.; 8vo; 420 pages.