Raising Hare

INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING

What begins as an unexpected rescue becomes an extraordinary meditation on connection, wildness, and the quiet miracles that arrive when we least expect them.

When Chloe Dalton trades city life for the countryside during lockdown, she never imagines she’ll become custodian to a creature no bigger than her palm—a newly born leveret, alone and endangered. Raising Hare chronicles the improbable journey of nurturing this wild thing: bottle-feeding through the night, watching it lollop through her bedroom, feeling the soft thump of tiny paws drumming on the duvet when it wants attention.

This isn’t just a story about saving an animal. It’s about the profound bond that forms between human and hare over two years—a relationship built on trust, patience, and the bittersweet preparation for return to the wild. Dalton writes with quiet grace about what it means to care for something inherently untamable, to witness the everyday wonder of a creature that still runs in from the fields when called.

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction and named a Book of the Year by the Sunday Times, The Times, and Financial Times, this beautifully observed memoir has captured hearts worldwide. As Tracy Chevalier notes, it’s “quietly profound, beautifully written”—a reminder that hope and awe often arrive on the smallest, most unexpected feet.

Perfect for readers who loved H is for Hawk and anyone seeking to rekindle their connection with the natural world.

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