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The Company of Owls: A Memoir
"The Company of Owls is a book filled with wonder, wisdom, and warmth ... Her moving and...
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"The Company of Owls 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 The Soul of an Octopus
Longlisted for the 2025 Wainwright Prize in Nature Writing
An observant, lyrical memoir exploring what owls can teach us about nature, chronic illness, and ourselves--so long as we are quiet enough to listen.
"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?
The 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.
A resounding call to find joy in unexpected places, The Company of Owls is a love letter to the world, teaching us to listen amid clamor and noise.
Author: Polly Atkin
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781639551804
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 11/24/2025
Library Journal 12/01/2025 pg. 85
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
About the Author
Polly Atkin is an award-winning nature writer, memoirist, and poet. She has previously taught English Literature and Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London, Strathclyde University, Lancaster University, and the University of Cumbria. Her first book, Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better, was longlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize. She currently lives in Grasmere, England, and is the co-owner of historic independent bookshop Sam Read Bookseller.
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