A review by sageblue47
Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl

4.0

This book really hit me. It is beautifully written, and I now want to buy it (it was a library book I read). As one not particularly attuned to nature, I was not expecting to be so rapt by Renkl's descriptions of the living world around her--and how that world complements the loss that accumulates during one's life. It is that larger thesis--that loss is inevitable, that loss is natural, that loss can be appreciated--that resonates with me during this time, when I have recently experienced personal loss, am approaching the anniversary of a sudden loss, and just celebrated my birthday (a holiday of joy but also loss). What a wonderful, touching, beautiful book.