{"product_id":"the-company-of-owls-9781639551804","title":"The Company of Owls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Company of Owls\u003c\/i\u003e is a book filled with wonder, wisdom, and warmth ... Her moving and meaningful observations and lyrical prose will stick with you for a long time.\"--Sy Montgomery, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of an Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 Wainwright Prize in Nature Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn observant, lyrical memoir exploring what owls can teach us about nature, chronic illness, and ourselves--so long as we are quiet enough to listen. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Let me tell you about my neighbors, the owls,\" writes Polly Atkin in this love letter to the clutch of tawny owlets residing near her home in the heart of England's Lake District. Circumscribed by a chronic illness to her cottage and the surrounding area, she turns to the trees and the animals among them for companionship--especially the owl siblings who surprise and delight her. As Atkin watches them grow from curious fledglings into sleek raptors, she contemplates the act of survival and our place within it. When should a human intervene? When should nature take its course? What do the owls know that we do not? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe owls encourage her to think differently about solitude and community, individuality and belonging, rest and retreat. And with them as her companions, she weighs the many types of company we keep--in our relationships, in the darkness, and in our entanglement with the digital world that connects us across continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA resounding call to find joy in unexpected places, \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Owls\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to the world, teaching us to listen amid clamor and noise. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639551804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polly Atkin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085557330101,"sku":"9781639551804","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-company-of-owls-9781639551804","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}