
PRAISE for A Wing in the Door
In the style of Jane Goodall and other animal behaviourists, there’s a magnificent tenderness in these narratives—emphatically not to be confused with sentimentality. Globe and Mail, Toronto
McQuay writes knowledgeably about bird behavior, physiology and the natural life on her preserve. … In describing at length the joys, sorrows, and heavy investment required in trying to rehabilitate an impaired wild animal, she provides useful information for concerned readers everywhere. Library Journal
… The author is a fine lyrical writer, able to paint small, perfect word-pictures that make us feel as though we’re actually watching the young hawk stumble through her education into the ways of the wild. Booklist