On the paperback publication date for her most recent book, Vesper Flights, Helen Macdonald, acclaimed author of H Is for Hawk, joins Raven in conversation at this virtual book talk on solitude, connection, and the natural world. Fox & I is a poignant and remarkable tale of friendship, growth, and coping with inevitable loss-and of how that loss can be transformed into meaning. Friends, however, cannot save each other from the uncontained forces of nature. Poignant and thought-provoking, Fox and I will have you. Lovers of nature will appreciate Raven’s thoughtful writing about the place of humans in the natural world Lovers of stories will be entranced by the rendering of friendship, and its strange power to change lives. Her scientific training had taught her not to anthropomorphize animals, yet as she grew to know Fox, his personality revealed itself-and he became her friend. Right up to tragic yet hopeful ending, this book is irresistible reading. Then a mangy-looking fox began appearing on her property every day at 4:15. in biology and built a house on an isolated plot of land in Montana. A misfit in the world of people, Raven left home at 15 and headed west to work as a National Park Service ranger. St Joseph's University (Brooklyn Voices Series)Ĭatherine Raven presents Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendshipĭebut author Catherine Raven comes to Greenlight (virtually!) to present her memoir Fox & I, the first book published by the newly relaunched Spiegel & Grau.It is also the introduction of an original, imaginative, stunning literary voice. Fox and I is a poignant and dramatic tale of friendship, transformation, and coping with inevitable loss-and of how that loss can become meaningful. Her scientific training had taught her not to anthropomorphize animals, but as she grew to know him, his personality revealed itself-and he became her friend.īut friends cannot always save each other from the uncontained forces of nature. How do you even talk to a fox? So, she brought out her camping chair, sat as close to him as she dared, and began reading to him from The Little Prince. She had never had a regular visitor before. One day, she realized that the mangy-looking fox who had been appearing on her property was now showing up every day at 4:15 p.m. She built a house on an isolated plot of land in Montana, teaching remotely and leading field classes. More comfortable in nature than among people, she worked as a National Park ranger, eventually earning a PhD in biology. A solitary woman’s inspiring, moving, surprising, and often funny memoir about the transformative power of her unusual friendship with a wild fox, a new window into the natural world, and the introduction of a remarkable literary talent.Ĭatherine Raven left home at fifteen, fleeing an abusive, disdainful father and an indifferent mother.
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