Pelican Blood

One of the most exciting debut novels for years – and a book that does for birdwatching what Trainspotting did for smack addiction…‘I heard somebody say once: you don’t think about your troubles near water. Me, I can’t feel low around birds. it wipes your mind clean just watching them.’Birders are addicts. Rarely-seen birds are the best drug they know. Whether they’re cleaning toilets, sitting in ...