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Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl (review)

Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl (review) BOOK REVIEWS Margaret Renkl. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss. Minneapolis, Minn.: Milkweed Editions, 2019. 248 pages. Hardcover. $24.00. Reviewed by Greta McDonough Late Migrations arrived on a busy afternoon, and I took a moment to flip through it, so inviting was the artwork, the dust cover, the heft of the nice paper upon which it was printed. I read the first essay and then the next. I was rooted to the spot, unable to put it down; I read deep into the afternoon and until the light failed. Late Migrations, Renkl’s book debut, is a work firmly rooted in memory and stories, contemplations and meditations on the author’s beginnings in Alabama. It is a book threaded through with observations of the natural world, the one found in red clay roads, creekbeds and suburban 139 backyards. The collection carries the subtitle A Natural History of Love and Loss, giving the reader a glimpse into a childhood in a specific place, keen observations of the habits of bees, wolves, dogs, and especially birds, bundled together in a voice that is anchored in the here and how, the wise everyday, of someone who is paying attention. The essays http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl (review)

McDonough, Greta
Appalachian Review , Volume 48 (1) – Jul 3, 2020
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BOOK REVIEWS Margaret Renkl. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss. Minneapolis, Minn.: Milkweed Editions, 2019. 248 pages. Hardcover. $24.00. Reviewed by Greta McDonough Late Migrations arrived on a busy afternoon, and I took a moment to flip through it, so inviting was the artwork, the dust cover, the heft of the nice paper upon which it was printed. I read the first essay and then the next. I was rooted to the spot, unable to put it down; I read deep into the afternoon and until the light failed. Late Migrations, Renkl’s book debut, is a work firmly rooted in memory and stories, contemplations and meditations on the author’s beginnings in Alabama. It is a book threaded through with observations of the natural world, the one found in red clay roads, creekbeds and suburban 139 backyards. The collection carries the subtitle A Natural History of Love and Loss, giving the reader a glimpse into a childhood in a specific place, keen observations of the habits of bees, wolves, dogs, and especially birds, bundled together in a voice that is anchored in the here and how, the wise everyday, of someone who is paying attention. The essays

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Appalachian Review – University of North Carolina Press

Published: Jul 3, 2020

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