# Raising Hare: Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025

Shortlisted Women Prize: Raising Hare is a non-fiction account of author Chloe’s unexpected care for a young hare and the challenges of preparing it to return to the wild. It combines a personal relationship with reflections on nature and wildlife.

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- Market: UK
- Language: en-GB
- Currency: GBP
- Category: Books, Music & Hobbies > Books, Music & Movies > Books & Comics
- Price: 14.00 GBP
- Previous price: 20.00 GBP
- Discount: 30%
- Price checked: 2026-11-12T18:39:16.446Z
- Rating: 4.5 / 5
- Reviews: 11601

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## At a glance

- A first-person story about finding and raising a newborn hare.
- Follows the challenges of caring for the leveret and preparing for its return to the wild.
- The listing identifies it as shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025.

## Pros

- The narrative centres on a specific human-animal relationship and the practical challenge of returning the hare to the wild.
- Customer feedback describes the writing as beautiful and the story as emotionally engaging and thought-provoking.
- The listing reports pencil drawings at the beginning of each chapter.

## Specifications

### Publication details
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- Publication date: 26 Sept. 2024
- Edition: Main
- Language: English
- Print length: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 180530271X
- ISBN-13: 978-1805302711
### Dimensions and installation
- Dimensions: 15.9 x 3.32 x 22 cm
- Weight listed: 463 g

## A good fit for

- Readers interested in nature writing, wildlife and personal accounts of human-animal relationships.
- Readers looking for an emotionally affecting non-fiction story rather than a reference guide to hare care.

## Less suited to

- Readers seeking a practical wildlife-care manual or a purely scientific treatment of hares.

## Customer feedback

Customer feedback highlights the book’s writing, story and reported pencil drawings, with readers describing it as moving, engaging and thought-provoking. That response may suit readers seeking reflective nature writing, though the feedback is about a personal narrative rather than evidence of a practical care guide. The overall rating profile is predominantly five- and four-star, while a smaller share of ratings are lower. Ratings alone do not explain why readers differed.
- Positive themes: Readers describe the writing as beautiful and the story as captivating and thought-provoking.
- Positive themes: Customer feedback praises the reported pencil drawings and emotional impact.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Raising Hare about?
It recounts Chloe’s unexpected care for a newborn hare, their relationship and the work of preparing the animal to return to the wild.
### How long is the book?
The listing gives a print length of 304 pages.
### Does the book include illustrations?
Customer feedback mentions pencil drawings at the beginning of each chapter.
### Is this a practical guide to caring for hares?
The supplied description presents a personal narrative about caring for one hare, not a practical wildlife-care manual.

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