The book “H Is for Hawk” is being adapted as a movie. Lena Headey, the British actress who plays Cersei on ‘Game of Thrones,” has acquired rights, and is working on the adaptation. She plans to play the role of author Helen Macdonald, a falconer, who worked with a Goshawk. It is an excellent book, described as ‘breathtaking’ by The New York Times. Some would say the same about Headey's role on 'Thrones'.
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