The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
(Sprache: Englisch)
"Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing the rare deathwhistler bird when Professor Devon Lockley swoops in, capturing both her bird and her imagination like a villain--albeit a handsome and charming villain, but that's beside the point. As...
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"Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing the rare deathwhistler bird when Professor Devon Lockley swoops in, capturing both her bird and her imagination like a villain--albeit a handsome and charming villain, but that's beside the point. As someone highly educated in the ruthless discipline of ornithology, Beth knows trouble when she sees it, and she is determined to keep her distance from Devon. For his part, Devon has never been more smitten than when he first set eyes on Professor Beth Pickering. She's so pretty, so polite, so capable of bringing down a fiery, deadly bird using only her wits. In other words, an angel. Devon understands he must not get close to her, however, since they're professional rivals"--
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Chapter OneFor the master ornithologist, trouble is like water off a duck's back.
Birds Through a Sherry Glass, H.A. Quirm
Spain, 1890
It was a fine day for birding. Almost too fine. Sunlight glazed the sky of northern Spain, unrelieved by cloud or breeze. Heat pressed down on the forest path.
Mrs. Quirm and Miss Pickering strolled beneath the shade of hats and lace parasols, employing their white-gloved hands in the manner of fans to cool themselves. Every now and again they lifted delicate silver binoculars to search the surrounding trees. Several birds flitted between branches, singing, courting, and generally participating in occupations typical to the avian species. But the ladies' quarry was one bird in particular, far shyer than the common breeds. They had seen glimpses of it throughout the morning and were intent on pursuit, despite the overbearing weather.
"By Jove, I could use a glass of lemonade right now!" Mrs. Quirm declared.
"Indeed, it is atrociously warm," Miss Pickering agreed.
"Rupert!" Mrs. Quirm snapped her gloved fingers. "Lemonade, if you please."
Rupert, walking behind her, turned to the contingent of porters, guides, and servants walking behind him. He gestured, and a man hurried forth with bottle and glass. Lemonade was poured, the glass was set on a silver tray, and Rupert presented it.
Mrs. Quirm took the drink, but before she could bring it to her robust lips, she sighted something that caused her to gasp.
"A bastard, here in the forest!"
Miss Pickering stared at her with astonishment. One simply did not speak of people born out of wedlock if one was a lady, and in all her twenty-four years, Miss Pickering had met none more ladylike than Hippolyta Quirm, despite the vigorous galumphing of her vocal cords.
"You do well to be surprised, Elizabeth!" the woman said in what would have been termed a shout had it come from a less reputable person. "The great bustard has no business being in a forest! It is
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a bird of the fields."
"Oh, a bustard," Beth said with relief. No doubt the heat had suffocated her ear canal as it was attempting to do with her lungs.
She blew restively at a chestnut brown strand of hair that had slipped over her damp brow. If only it was decent behavior to remove one's hat in company, or loosen one's collar, or leap naked into a nearby river! Ornithology tended to be a mucky venture-scuffed shoes, snagged stockings, guano-splattered parasols-but the worst of it was the perspiration.
When Hippolyta had announced they were going to Spain in search of the elusive pileated deathwhistler, Beth had considered feigning illness so as to remain behind. She was British right through to her tea-flavored, rain-colored core, and the thought of a summer without fog and storms horrified her. But in the end she had been unable to resist the opportunity such an expedition offered. To capture the deathwhistler would result in universal accolades. And if anyone could pull it off, it was Hippolyta Quirm, field ornithologist, wildly famous authoress of Birds Through a Sherry Glass, and at only thirty-one, a five-time recipient of England's prestigious Best Birder award.
Beth was pleased to be the woman's associate. The moment they met in Epping Forest, accidentally smacking each other over the head with their nets while their mutual quarry, a fine specimen of rain-singing robin, flew away in a teeny-tiny storm, they knew they'd work well together. For one thing, Beth was prepared to take all the blame for the mishap, and Hippolyta was glad to give it.
"You can extend your postdoctoral research into the psychic habitats of thaumaturgic birds," the woman had suggested as they walked back to town together afterward, "and I can get your help in the field."
"Yes," Beth had said without pausing for thought. Then again, even had she taken time to consider it, she'd have answered
"Oh, a bustard," Beth said with relief. No doubt the heat had suffocated her ear canal as it was attempting to do with her lungs.
She blew restively at a chestnut brown strand of hair that had slipped over her damp brow. If only it was decent behavior to remove one's hat in company, or loosen one's collar, or leap naked into a nearby river! Ornithology tended to be a mucky venture-scuffed shoes, snagged stockings, guano-splattered parasols-but the worst of it was the perspiration.
When Hippolyta had announced they were going to Spain in search of the elusive pileated deathwhistler, Beth had considered feigning illness so as to remain behind. She was British right through to her tea-flavored, rain-colored core, and the thought of a summer without fog and storms horrified her. But in the end she had been unable to resist the opportunity such an expedition offered. To capture the deathwhistler would result in universal accolades. And if anyone could pull it off, it was Hippolyta Quirm, field ornithologist, wildly famous authoress of Birds Through a Sherry Glass, and at only thirty-one, a five-time recipient of England's prestigious Best Birder award.
Beth was pleased to be the woman's associate. The moment they met in Epping Forest, accidentally smacking each other over the head with their nets while their mutual quarry, a fine specimen of rain-singing robin, flew away in a teeny-tiny storm, they knew they'd work well together. For one thing, Beth was prepared to take all the blame for the mishap, and Hippolyta was glad to give it.
"You can extend your postdoctoral research into the psychic habitats of thaumaturgic birds," the woman had suggested as they walked back to town together afterward, "and I can get your help in the field."
"Yes," Beth had said without pausing for thought. Then again, even had she taken time to consider it, she'd have answered
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Autoren-Porträt von India Holton
India Holton lives in New Zealand, where she has enjoyed the typical Kiwi lifestyle of wandering around forests, living barefoot on islands, and messing about in boats. Now she lives in a cottage near the sea, writing books about uppity women and charming rogues, and drinking too much tea.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: India Holton
- 2024, 384 Seiten, Maße: 13,4 x 20,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Berkley
- ISBN-10: 0593547284
- ISBN-13: 9780593547281
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.07.2024
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"India Holton infuses the story with wry wit and meta inside jokes. Every sentence is positively vibrating with the kind of charm that will have you pressing your lips together with laughter. And yet amid all the outrageous and camp fun, Holton also succeeds in building a genuine love story between two people who have kept the world at a distance for years but somehow find a home within each other. And if that doesn't sell you, then you should at least know this book has one of the funniest twists on the one bed trope I've read in a long time. NPR"Holton continues to be the world's leading engineer of the romp. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is positively confectionary: a sweetly earnest love story wrapped in layers of sharp word-play, deadly magical birds, and cheeky narrative awareness." Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House
Holton s prose winks and sparkles with wit and magic, flitting expertly between laugh-out-loud hijinks, swoon-worthy romance, and adventure filled with fowl play. The Ornithologist s Field Guide to Love is pure, rollicking fun and will set your heart aflutter. Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Fragile Enchantment
No one writes banter and charm like India Holton. Beth and Devon's love story isn't just entertaining and educational it's swoonworthy. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is an un-put-downable academic adventure. Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, USA Today bestseller of Witch of Wild Things
"By Jove! ORNITHOLOGISTS is a delightfully madcap rivals-to-lovers romp featuring India Holton's trademark wit, genteel ladies who enjoy tea with their fisticuffs and of course, oodles of magical murder birds. I was charmed from beginning to end!" Jenna Levine, USA Today bestselling author of My Roommate Is a Vampire
I adored India Holton's latest historical fantasy romance! My heart must be a bird, because Professors
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Beth Pickering and Devon Lockley have captured it. Holton writes with wit and whimsy, building a tender and sensual romance while sending her characters on a madcap adventure dotted with exotic birds, ruthless ornithologists, and a gaggle of very concerned French fishermen. The story is charming, swoonworthy, and delightfully nerdy, and Holton's prose sparkles with both sly humor and gorgeously rendered descriptions. This is a magically romantic delight. Sarah Hawley, author of A Witch s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
"India Holton s writing is not only the most vibrantly unique I ve ever read, but also the tears-in-your-eyes funniest. Her characters from the rivaling heroes to their colorful supporting cast all sparkle with pure wit, swoon-worthy charisma, and magical warmth. I want to dive headfirst into The Ornithologist s Field Guide to Love and live forever among the feathered creatures and charming academia." Kate Golden, author of A Dawn of Onyx
"Few things are as delightful as an India Holton book, and every time I get the chance to read one, it feels like Christmas morning. Clever wordplay, gorgeous prose, adventure, and romance that made my heart happy-sigh over and over The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love has EVERYTHING that I want in a novel and the reading experience was like sitting in a magic cauldron, bubbling over with joy. I want to read about Beth and Devon and magical birds forever. I want a nine hundred page sequel about these two lovebirds (!) ambling all over the world. I knew before opening this book that it was going to be tremendous fun, and IT WAS." Sarah Hogle, author of Old Flames and New Fortunes
"Holton s newest romantic fantasy is an absolute delight, perfect for fans of Emily Wilde s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and Holton s previous Dangerous Damsels series. I could not stop smiling as I read it." IGN
India Holton s characteristic humor and creativity shines throughout the book just as it did in her Dangerous Damsels series. Her books are lighthearted, fun, and adventurous just much as they are romantic and dreamy. Her characters are so wonderful and feel so real! I felt exactly like I was an ornithologist tramping across the country in search of the deathwhistler alongside Beth and Devon. HerCampus
Holton opens the Love s Academic series on a gloriously madcap intellectual adventure tinged with a hint of whimsical fantasy. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Watching Beth and Devon navigate each other as they tromp across Britain, as all around them birders and press agents plot and plan, is a fun spree. Library Journal
"India Holton s writing is not only the most vibrantly unique I ve ever read, but also the tears-in-your-eyes funniest. Her characters from the rivaling heroes to their colorful supporting cast all sparkle with pure wit, swoon-worthy charisma, and magical warmth. I want to dive headfirst into The Ornithologist s Field Guide to Love and live forever among the feathered creatures and charming academia." Kate Golden, author of A Dawn of Onyx
"Few things are as delightful as an India Holton book, and every time I get the chance to read one, it feels like Christmas morning. Clever wordplay, gorgeous prose, adventure, and romance that made my heart happy-sigh over and over The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love has EVERYTHING that I want in a novel and the reading experience was like sitting in a magic cauldron, bubbling over with joy. I want to read about Beth and Devon and magical birds forever. I want a nine hundred page sequel about these two lovebirds (!) ambling all over the world. I knew before opening this book that it was going to be tremendous fun, and IT WAS." Sarah Hogle, author of Old Flames and New Fortunes
"Holton s newest romantic fantasy is an absolute delight, perfect for fans of Emily Wilde s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and Holton s previous Dangerous Damsels series. I could not stop smiling as I read it." IGN
India Holton s characteristic humor and creativity shines throughout the book just as it did in her Dangerous Damsels series. Her books are lighthearted, fun, and adventurous just much as they are romantic and dreamy. Her characters are so wonderful and feel so real! I felt exactly like I was an ornithologist tramping across the country in search of the deathwhistler alongside Beth and Devon. HerCampus
Holton opens the Love s Academic series on a gloriously madcap intellectual adventure tinged with a hint of whimsical fantasy. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Watching Beth and Devon navigate each other as they tromp across Britain, as all around them birders and press agents plot and plan, is a fun spree. Library Journal
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