Death of the ornithologist

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  • ISBN: 978-1-923213-22-7
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The wind was shunting a heavy storm, with her binoculars

she searched for him along the cliffs, he was still tracking petrels

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Judith Beveridge

Judith Beveridge is the author of eight collections of poetry, most recently Tintinnabulum, which was shortlisted for the 2025 Laurel Prize, an international award given to...

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