One evening a frightened and bedraggled golden eagle is brought to London Zoo and confined forever to a bleak cage far from his native Scotland. Soon it becomes tempting for Creggan to forget his past and bury his memories of the mountains and sea and, above all, the glorious skies of his homeland. But there is an old eagle who has spent a lifetime in the Cages who won’t let him forget or ever stop him believing that one day he might find a way of breaking free and returning home…
‘A fascinating book of rare insight and understanding’ Virginia McKenna
Allen Lane 1984 ISBN 0713916842
Penguin 1985 ISBN 0140072071
