Late migrations: a natural history of love and loss
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Renkl, Billy, illustrator.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2019.
Physical Desc:
231 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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From the New York Times columnist, a portrait of a family and the cycles of joy and grief that mark the natural world: "Has the makings of an American classic." —Ann Patchett
Growing up in Alabama, Margaret 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 parents—her exuberant, creative mother; her steady, supportive father—and of the bittersweet moments that accompany a child's 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 worlds—the natural one and our own—"the shadow side of love is always loss, and grief is only love's own twin."
Gorgeously illustrated by the author's brother, Billy Renkl, Late Migrations is an assured and memorable debut.
"Magnificent . . . Readers will savor each page and the many gems of wisdom they contain." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Growing up in Alabama, Margaret 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 parents—her exuberant, creative mother; her steady, supportive father—and of the bittersweet moments that accompany a child's 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 worlds—the natural one and our own—"the shadow side of love is always loss, and grief is only love's own twin."
Gorgeously illustrated by the author's brother, Billy Renkl, Late Migrations is an assured and memorable debut.
"Magnificent . . . Readers will savor each page and the many gems of wisdom they contain." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Book
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First edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781571313782
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225).
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APA Citation (style guide)
Renkl, M., & Renkl, B. (2019). Late migrations: a natural history of love and loss. First edition. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Milkweed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Renkl, Margaret and Billy, Renkl. 2019. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Milkweed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Renkl, Margaret and Billy, Renkl, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Milkweed Editions, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Renkl, Margaret, and Billy Renkl. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss. First edition. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Milkweed Editions, 2019.
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