Overview
Growing up in Alabama, Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and a fiercely loved daughter. Here, in brief essays, she traces a tender and honest portrait of her complicated parentsāher exuberant, creative mother; her steady, supportive fatherāand of the bittersweet moments that accompany a childās transition to caregiver.
And here, braided into the overall narrative, Renkl offers observations on the world surrounding her suburban Nashville home. Ringing with rapture and heartache, these essays convey the dignity of bluebirds and rat snakes, monarch butterflies and native bees. As these two threads haunt and harmonize with each other, Renkl suggests that there is astonishment to be found in common things: in what seems ordinary, in what we all share. For in both worldsāthe natural one and our ownāāthe shadow side of love is always loss, and grief is only loveās own twin.ā
Gorgeously illustrated by the authorās brother, Billy Renkl, Late Migrations is an assured and memorable debut.
This book title, Late Migrations (A Natural History of Love and Loss) - 9781571313836, ISBN: 9781571313836, by Renkl Margaret, published by Milkweed Editions (July 14, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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