“From the first time I saw deer moving like shadows across a frozen beaver pond…from the first time I stood shrouded in pines, listening to the soughing spring wind…I knew, without the least doubt, that I was home at last…”

So began Peri Phillips McQuay’s journey of discovery as she embarked on the fulfilment of her childhood dream – to live in the wilderness. Written in poetically beautiful prose, A Wing in the Door is an inspiring, true story of adventure and growth, recording the difficulties and triumphs surrounding the survival of a human-imprinted hawk, learning to live in freedom.

For at the heart of the book is Merak: “It was only with the coming of Merak, the human-imprinted, red-tailed hawk that I was challenged to confront the truths of wild living in a way that I could never have understood in my dreams.” With these eloquent words, the author celebrates the mystical bond we share with all creatures.

Whether she is rejoicing in old barns, canoeing the Snake River, harvesting dye plants or stalking moths at night, Peri Phillips McQuay's deep love and lyrical vision stimulate you to share her sense of wonder in her surroundings.

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