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Owls have existed for over sixty million years, and in the relatively short time we have shared the planet with these majestic birds they have ignited the human imagination. But even as owls continue to captivate our collective consciousness, celebrated British nature writer Miriam Darlington finds herself struck by all she doesn't know about the true nature of these enigmatic creatures. Darlington begins her fieldwork in the British Isles with her teenage son, Benji. As her avian fascination grows, she travels to France, Serbia, Spain, Finland, and the frosted Lapland borders of the Arctic for rare encounters with the barn owl, tawny owl, long-eared owl, pygmy owl, snowy owl, and more. But when her son develops a mysterious illness, her quest to understand the elusive nature of owls becomes entangled with her search for finding a cure. In The Wise Hours, Darlington watches and listens to the natural world and to the rhythms of her home and family, inviting listeners to discover the wonders of owls alongside her while rewilding our imagination with the mystery, fragility, and magnificence of all creatures.

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Miriam Darlington contributes frequently to the Times, the Guardian, and the Ecologist, and is also the author of Otter Country. She lives in Devon, England. Hannah Curtis is from the UK and has been acting and narrating for over twenty years. She starred for a long time in British soap Hollyoaks. She has had roles in movies such as The Heavy and guest-starred on ER, in addition to appearing in many TV commercials across Europe and America. She has recorded many audiobooks, including Wave, Dark Eden, The Widow and Queen Anne, and The Pigeon Pie Mystery. Hannah has enjoyed narrating a range of fiction, nonfiction, comedy, and thrillers, using many different accents. She has a home studio and enjoys spending time narrating and recording from there.

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