Bird School: A Beginner in the Wood By Adam Nicolson Special edition From the Walter Scott Prize-winning

From the Walter Scott Prize-winning author of The Gallows Pole comes a powerful new novel about an unlikely friendship between a young man and an older woman

she wants nothing more than to turn to Warner for support and guidance

Despite all of the odds

exquisite clothes

This prophetic account of modern morals and politics

Bird School: A Beginner in the Wood By Adam Nicolson Special edition From the Walter Scott Prize-winningPublished: 09 04 2026 A feast for mind and soul, a treasure trove of insights into the enigmatic and enchanting world of the birds we share our lives with but barely notice. I have learnt so much. Every page is a thrill. Bird School has opened my eyes' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding Step into the hide for a glorious new encounter with the British wild Close to Adam Nicolsons home in Sussex, there is a forgotten field overrun by bracken and thicketed