The Harpy Eagle is widely considered the world's strongest bird.

If you expect the heroine of Megan Hunter's new novel to turn into an actual harpy, you'll be disappointed; The Harpy is actually a quiet, slightly surreal meditation on a failing marriage.

A harpy eagle guards her chick in a nest in Amazonian Brazil. Females are bigger than males and can weigh about 24 pounds, with claws often larger than a grizzly bear’s.