Margaret Renkl grew up exploring Alabama’s riverbeds and red-dirt roads, nurtured by a mother bursting with creativity and a father who offered quiet, steadfast love. Now, as she transitions from child to caregiver, she weaves a moving reflection on family, memory, and the inevitable passage of time.
Intertwined with these deeply personal essays are keen observations of the natural world surrounding her Nashville home—monarch butterflies, bluebirds, and the quiet dignity of the wild. Through loss and renewal, Renkl reminds us that grief is only love’s twin.
Hailed as “magnificent” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and “an American classic” (Ann Patchett), Late Migrations is a luminous meditation on life, love, and the quiet miracles found in the everyday. Gorgeously illustrated by the author’s brother, this debut is not to be missed.
