PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
In addition to researching films, articles, and thirty-six books, National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery has been honored with a Sibert Medal, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science, three honorary degrees, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, with her husband, Howard Mansfield, and their border collie, Thurber. Website: symontgomery.com Twitter: @SyTheAuthor.
Sy Montgomery's The Soul of an Octopus does for the creature what Helen Macdonald's H Is for Hawk did for raptors. - New Statesman Sweet moments are at the heart of Montgomery's compassionate, wise and tender new book...Only a writer of her talent could make readers care about octopuses as individuals...Joins a growing body of literature that asks us to rethink our connection to nonhumans who may be more like us than we had supposed. - St. Paul Pioneer Press on The Soul of an Octopus A rare jewel, full of empathy and the profound wisdom Sy has received from animals she has loved over her extraordinary lifetime. This sweet book is a triumphant masterpiece that I'm recommending to everyone. - Stacey O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author of Wesley the Owl, on How to Be a Good Creature In loving yet unsentimental prose, Sy Montgomery captures the richness that animals bring to the human experience. Sometimes it takes a too-smart-for-his-own-good pig to open our eyes to what most matters in life. - John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, on The Good Good Pig If you're a bird-lover-or otherwise revel in nature-you'll appreciate Montgomery's latest. . . . It's an informative read that will make you want to go outside and look up into the sky. - Washington Post on The Hawk's Way
