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Late migrations : a natural history of love and loss  Cover Image Book Book

Late migrations : a natural history of love and loss / Margaret Renkl ; with art by Billy Renkl.

Renkl, Margaret, (author.). Renkl, Billy, (illustrator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781571313782 : HRD
  • ISBN: 1571313788 : HRD
  • Physical Description: 231 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions, 2019.

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Summary, etc.:
"The short, potent essays of Margaret Renkl’s Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss are objects as worthy of marvel and study as the birds and other creatures they observe. Linked stories concentrate on Renkl’s family, her childhood in Alabama, and her current home in suburban Nashville. Her memories and definitions of her surroundings and family members always come with awareness of the humming, buzzing natural world around her.Brief essays join together to create a whole, linked by themes and recurring characters. Individual scenes are compelling, rich, satisfying, and always delivered with the assurance that they are powerful on their own. None are weighed down with unnecessary explanations."--forewordreviews.com.
Subject: Renkl, Margaret.
Renkl, Margaret > Family.
Journalists > United States > Biography.
Adult children of aging parents > United States > Biography.
Genre: Essays.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at GRPL.

Holds

0 current holds with 2 total copies.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main 818.603 R294L (Text) 31307024132013 Non Fiction Checked out 06/30/2025
West Leonard 818.603 R294L (Text) 31307024238984 Non Fiction Available -

Summary: "The short, potent essays of Margaret Renkl’s Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss are objects as worthy of marvel and study as the birds and other creatures they observe. Linked stories concentrate on Renkl’s family, her childhood in Alabama, and her current home in suburban Nashville. Her memories and definitions of her surroundings and family members always come with awareness of the humming, buzzing natural world around her.Brief essays join together to create a whole, linked by themes and recurring characters. Individual scenes are compelling, rich, satisfying, and always delivered with the assurance that they are powerful on their own. None are weighed down with unnecessary explanations."--forewordreviews.com.

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