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J.A. Baker
Book Bits

To Share Fear is the Greatest Bond of All: J.A. Baker’s Loving Portrait of the Peregrine

June 11, 2021June 12, 2021 Vanessa Able

Sometimes described as England's greatest cult book, The Peregrine is a beautiful, lyrical expression of one man's fascination with this hunting bird that he came to know intimately on a daily basis for over a decade.

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