Meet Hannah Bourne Taylor - Swifts Over Sherborne - 10/4/24
Author and bird conservationist Hannah has written an extraordinary book, Fledgling, which will be the basis of a fascinating talk at Winstone’s. Hannah will also be supporting the Swifts Over Sherborne event at Sherborne Abbey on April 11th. Join us to hear more of this heartwarming story and the conservation work to preserve this amazing bird.
Fledgling is a portrayal of adaptability, resilience and self-discovery in the face of isolation and change, fuelled by the quiet power of nature and the unexpected bonds with animals she encounters.
When lifelong bird-lover Hannah Bourne-Taylor moved with her husband to Ghana seven years ago she couldn’t have anticipated how her life would be forever changed by her unexpected encounters with nature and the subsequent bonds she formed.
Plucked from the comfort and predictability of her life before, Hannah struggled to establish herself in her new environment, striving to belong in the rural grasslands far away from home.
In this challenging situation, she was forced to turn inwards and interrogate her own sense of identity, however in the animal life around her, and in two wild birds in particular, Hannah found a source of solace and a way to reconnect with the world in which she was living.
Venue: Winstone's Books,
10th April 2024, 6.30 for 7pm,
tickets £2 available from the shop or online
/Tags: Sherborne