The Fox and I

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“If there’s one book you pick up this summer, make it this one.” – Washington Post

“A wise and intimate book about a solitary woman, a biologist by training, who befriends a fox.” – Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi

Catherine Raven has lived alone since the age of 15. After finishing her PhD in biology, she built herself a tiny cottage on an isolated plot of land in Montana, in a place as far away from other people as possible. She viewed the house as a way station, a temporary rest stop where she could gather her nerves and fill out applications for what she hoped would be a real job that would help her fit into society.

Then one day she realises she has company: a mangy-looking fox who starts showing up at her house every afternoon at 4.15pm. She has never had a visitor before. How do you even talk to a fox? She brings out her camping chair, sits as close to him as she dares, and begins reading to him from The Little Prince. Her scientific training has taught her not to anthropomorphise animals, yet as she grows to know him, his personality reveals itself and the two form a powerful bond – shaken only when natural disaster threatens to destroy their woodland refuge.

Fox and I is a story of survival and transformation, a captivating tale of a friendship between two species in a shared habitat, battling against the uncontainable forces of nature on one side and humanity on the other – immersive, original and utterly unforgettable.

ISBN: 9781780725123

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Catherine Raven has lived alone since the age of 15. After leaving home to escape an abusive father, she put herself through college and trained as a biologist, before building herself a house in a remote part of Montana, in a place as far away from other people as possible. But one day she realises she has company – a wild fox who appears in front of her house every afternoon at sundown. Against all her scientific training, Catherine grows to appreciate the personality and individuality of her newfound friend. As time goes on, the two form an unlikely and powerful bond – shaken only when natural disaster threatens to destroy their woodland refuge. ‘The Fox and I’ is a story of survival and transformation, a captivating tale of the friendship between two species in a shared habitat, battling against the uncontainable forces of nature on one side and humanity on the other – immersive, original and utterly unforgettable.

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Weight0.32 kg
Dimensions21.4 × 13.4 × 2.6 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

599.775 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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