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The Wise Hours: A Journey into the Wild and Secret World of Owls Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Miriam Darlington (Author), Hannah Curtis (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)
4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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Owls have existed for over sixty million years, and in the relatively short time we have shared the planet with these majestic birds they have ignited the human imagination. But even as owls continue to captivate our collective consciousness, celebrated British nature writer Miriam Darlington finds herself struck by all she doesn't know about the true nature of these enigmatic creatures.

Darlington begins her fieldwork in the British Isles with her teenage son, Benji. As her avian fascination grows, she travels to France, Serbia, Spain, Finland, and the frosted Lapland borders of the Arctic for rare encounters with the barn owl, tawny owl, long-eared owl, pygmy owl, snowy owl, and more. But when her son develops a mysterious illness, her quest to understand the elusive nature of owls becomes entangled with her search for finding a cure.

In The Wise Hours, Darlington watches and listens to the natural world and to the rhythms of her home and family, inviting listeners to discover the wonders of owls alongside her while rewilding our imagination with the mystery, fragility, and magnificence of all creatures.

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  1. Listening Length
    11 hours and 44 minutes
  2. Author
    Miriam Darlington
  3. Narrator
    Hannah Curtis
  4. Audible release date
    Aug. 1 2023
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Tantor Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0CD2R1WGF
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 11 hours and 44 minutes
Author Miriam Darlington
Narrator Hannah Curtis
Audible.ca Release Date August 01 2023
Publisher Tantor Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0CD2R1WGF
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  • gaiagirl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book review
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    A really good story.
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  • JoanS
    4.0 out of 5 stars Hate kindle
    Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    I bet you can't imagine how much it makes me HATE kindle when you interrupt my reading with an add.
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  • bee involved
    3.0 out of 5 stars chronological disorder
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    She tells a good story and I could imagine goes to these places with her, however, on page 107 she quotes; "We were down to ten breeding pairs in our boxes in 2017, from twenty-three pairs in 2000". I became a much more (critical) observant reader after that, which is my own distracted mind. I would recommend it to those who love the secrecy of owls and the unknown, yet to be learned.
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  • Roberto Gilli
    3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2023
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I’m a visual person!! Good info about owls and their habitats but … very disappointed that there were no pictures.
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  • Floridabarb
    3.0 out of 5 stars No pictures
    Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2023
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Pictures of the owls would have been a very helpful addition.
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