The Hawk Dancer

The Hawk Dancer

by Diana Saville (Author)

Synopsis

Claire and James married young - too young - and for twenty years Claire has been loved, protected by and completely subservient to her husband. She has therefore tolerated his sexual escapades. But when she offers to keep a hawk for a friend's son, and is drawn into the creature's training, she begins to understand the nature of predators - both hawk and husband. Then Claire meets an engaging naturalist, and begins an affair herself. And the predator is about to become the prey...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Edition: First ediiton
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 17 Jul 1997

ISBN 10: 034067508X
ISBN 13: 9780340675083
Book Overview: Diana Saville's first novel was chosen for W.H. Smith's Fresh Talent Promotion in 1995

Media Reviews
A sensitive, beautifully descriptive story ... The imagery is beautifully crafted and one is left with a feeling of the pace and freedom of the coutnry side which transcends the mundane irritations of a fractured marriage. A lovely read' - Sarah Broadhurst, ?
Author Bio
Diana Saville went to Oxford and worked as a literary agent before moving to the West of England with her husband. She designs gardens and has written several gardening books, as well as two novels.