Late Migrations: A Story of Love and Loss in the Natural World

By: Margaret Renkl (Author)

Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl is a must-have book for anyone looking to better understand the aging process and the emotions that come with it. This book is easy to read and understand, and is written with overall satisfaction in mind. The binding and pages quality of the book make it a pleasure to read, and it's sure to be a treasured part of your library.

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Margaret Renkl is an acclaimed author and essayist whose work focuses on the complexities of love and loss. Her writing is deeply personal, yet universally resonant, exploring the natural history of our emotions and the ways in which they shape our lives. Through her words, readers are invited to reflect on their own stories and experiences, and to find solace and strength in the shared nature of our collective journey.
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Details of Late Migrations: A Story of Love and Loss in the Natural World

  • Best Sellers Rank: #7 in Nature Writing & Essays#29 in Grief & Bereavement#298 in Memoirs
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Milkweed Editions; Illustrated edition
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches
  • Memoirs (Books): Memoirs
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-1571313836
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Customer Reviews: 4.5/5 stars of 1,162 ratings
  • Nature Writing & Essays: Nature Writing & Essays
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 12 ounces
  • Grief & Bereavement: Grief & Bereavement
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 1571313834
  • Paperback ‏ ‎: 248 pages

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April: One of the most mesmerizing and articulate books I've read in my life.

United States on Aug 22, 2023

bonnie: Another book club book. Written well. Very sad tale. What is wrong with these book clubs that only have depressing books on their lists. Quit this one and
Joined another one

United States on Jul 31, 2022

william r schlichter: I'm sure this novel begs the question why did I pick it up? It was this semester's author in residence selection. My entire MFA group read it and let me tell you it's not my kind of novel. I would not have picked it up on my own, but I'm glad I read it. It is memoir/creative nonfiction and it really explores life. It’s and it's one of those novels that as you go through life you see yourself reflected in many of the stories with similar but different experiences. I know the one that stuck out the most was the spreading of the parent’s ashes. That's that spoke to me. I'm going to give it four stars and recommend that you give it a try. It's hard to say it's a great read because of this or a great read because of that selection. Like poetry each little flash memoir will speak differently to different people.

United States on Jun 02, 2022

Teach1: In 8th grade the author, Ms. Renkl, shared with her parents that she really didn't want to be a veterinarian; they bought her an old Underwood typewriter. She subsequently wrote all her high school and college papers on this old-fashioned, reliable word-generator. Additionally, she also wrote a thousand poems. p 114 and p.230

The title "Late Migrations' refers, hopefully, to the pattern of wildlife that faithfully returns each season to enrich our lives, and do all the hard work that needs doing to keep our complex ecosystem functioning, and robust, for generations.

The author wrote the book in her late fifties, and her work is blooming, becoming a classic much as Georgia O'Keefe's paintings of nature created her most moving work, late in her life. p.229

In her brief, poetic essays Ms. Renkl weaves nature and family together in a pattern that defies science, but is perfectly comprehensible when readers look at life as a beautiful, interconnected tapestry. In an interview she specifically states that " The nature essays are family essays." p. 237

A lot of people in the North, East and West of these United States shrug their shoulders at the idea that...

United States on Jun 03, 2021

demerson19: It is a gift when a writer brings a new perspective to a challenge we have faced since the dawn of human life — the challenge of loss in the face of love and the grief that follows. Margaret Renkl offers us a new perspective in “Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss” a collection of short essays and nearly poetic writing that move around the issue looking for a new way in.

Renkl explores both the world outside her home, filled with rat snakes, bees, and her beloved birds, and ties it into the loss of her own parents. She ties all this together, stating the obvious in new ways that connect life and death in a natural context, but not diminishing the impact. “The shadow side of love is always loss, and grief is love’s own twin” (7).

Her description of the natural world is centered around her own backyard in Tennessee, something that most of us can relate to easier than the wilderness explorer. In the chapter, “Late Migration,” Renkl tells us about her desire to attract monarch butterflies. She notes there were once over a billion monarch butterflies in North America, and now there are less than 100 million. “Once upon a time, even a loss...

United States on Oct 06, 2019

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Best Sellers Rank #7 in Nature Writing & Essays#29 in Grief & Bereavement#298 in Memoirs #473 in Happiness Self-Help#718 in Success Self-Help#1,006 in Personal Transformation Self-Help #2 in Aging Medical Conditions & Diseases#11 in Aging Parents #13 in Dementia
Publisher ‏ ‎ Milkweed Editions; Illustrated edition Avery; Illustrated edition Purdue University Press; 5th edition
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches 6.12 x 1.24 x 9 inches 5.98 x 0.98 x 9.02 inches
Memoirs (Books) Memoirs
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-1571313836 978-0525537847 978-1557537607
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Customer Reviews 4.5/5 stars of 1,162 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 940 ratings 4.7/5 stars of 1,714 ratings
Nature Writing & Essays Nature Writing & Essays
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 12 ounces 1.8 pounds 1.05 pounds
Grief & Bereavement Grief & Bereavement
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 1571313834 0525537848 1557537607
Paperback ‏ ‎ 248 pages 376 pages
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