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Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl is a captivating portrait of a family and the natural world, weaving together essays that trace a tender and honest portrait of her complicated parents and observations on the world surrounding her suburban Nashville home.

Through these essays, Renkl conveys the dignity of bluebirds, rat snakes, monarch butterflies, and native bees, suggesting that there is astonishment to be found in common things.

This debut is an assured and memorable read, narrated by Joyce Bean with genuine and down-to-earth tone.