THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR
NON-FICTION 2025 WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK
AWARDS' BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE HATCHARDS AND BIOGRAPHERS' CLUB FIRST BIOGRAPHY
PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2025 A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE
HAY FESTIVAL SUNDAY TIMES THE TIMES FINANCIAL TIMES SPECTATOR AND iNEWS 'A beautiful
book' - ANGELINA JOLIE 'I will be recommending this to everyone' - MATT HAIG 'Quietly
profound beautifully written Hare is now lodged in my heart' - TRACY CHEVALIER __ Imagine
you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and
lolloped around your bedroom at night drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your
attention. Imagine that over two years later it still ran in from the fields when you called
it and snoozed in your house for hours on end. This happened to me. When lockdown led busy
professional Chloe to leave the city and return to the countryside of her childhood she never
expected to find herself custodian of a newly born hare. Yet when she finds the creature
endangered alone and no bigger than her palm she is compelled to give it a chance at
survival. Raising Hare chronicles their journey together and the challenges of caring for the
leveret and preparing for its return to the wild. We witness an extraordinary relationship
between human and animal rekindling our sense of awe towards nature and wildlife. This
improbable bond of trust serves to remind us that the most remarkable experiences inspiring
the most hope often arise when we least expect them.
