A review by helenar
The Snow Geese by William Fiennes

adventurous informative inspiring relaxing slow-paced

4.5

This was a wonderful escapism in the current pandemic situation. The descriptions of both nature and the many unusual characters that the author meets and gets to know on his travels make you feel as if you are there. I liked the theme of homesickness and the history of its past diagnosis as a medical condition that he also gave time to and how his return home was as exhilarating and joyous as his first sightings of the snow geese and maybe brought about somewhat by the feeling of the geese returning home after their long migration. There is a definite thread linking the return of these birds each year to our own innate needs of returning to the familiarity of our homes. His description of the stark contrast of his own reasons for being on Baffin Island observing the geese against the residents need for them as a food resource in a climate where growing food is nigh on impossible and even transporting it there a challenge is also well illustrated in a compassionate manner. All in all it was lovely comforting read.