Description
About the Author
Eva Meijer is a Dutch author, artist, singer, songwriter and philosopher. Her non-fiction study on animal Communication, Animal Languages, is forthcoming in English in 2019. Bird Cottage is her first novel to be translated into English, has been nominated for the BNG and Libris prizes in the Netherlands and is being translated into several languages. Eva Meijer was awarded the Halewijn Prize in 2017 for all of the books she has written so far.
Reviews
Shortlisted for the Society of Authors Vondel Prize
'Bewitching... will make you want to throw away your travel pass and move to a remote cottage... Read it to de-stress' -The Lady
'A convincing account of total dedication and self-belief, and there's beauty and joy in Len's strange life... entertaining and thought-provoking' - The Guardian
'Truly original... There's a sense of birdlike lightness and agility about this episodic, elliptical novel' - The Daily Mail
'The author's fluid, seemingly weightless prose is perfectly matched to the birds she describes... This beautiful creation will be a source of great pleasure for birders and readers alike' - Country Life
'A delightful, poignant tale' - Saga Magazine
'A celebration of a life spent immersed in nature' - Town & Country
Book Information
ISBN 9781782273950
Author Eva Meijer
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Pushkin Press
Publisher Pushkin Press