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Renkl’s books are a quiet celebration of nature’s cycles and the comforts found within them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"late-migrations-by-margaret-renkl-9781571313836","title":"Late Migrations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e opinion writer Margaret Renkl comes an unusual, captivating portrait of a family—and of the cycles of joy and grief that inscribe human lives within the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Alabama, Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and a fiercely loved daughter. In brief essays, she traces a tender and honest portrait of her complicated parents—her exuberant, creative mother; her steady, supportive father—and of the bittersweet moments that accompany a child's transition to caregiver. Braided into the overall narrative, Renkl offers observations on the world surrounding her suburban Nashville home. Ringing with rapture and heartache, these essays convey the dignity of bluebirds and rat snakes, monarch butterflies and native bees. As these two threads haunt and harmonise with each other, Renkl suggests that there is astonishment to be found in common things: in what seems ordinary, in what we all share.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor in both worlds—the natural one and our own—\"the shadow side of love is always loss, and grief is only love's own twin.\" Gorgeously illustrated by the author's brother, Billy Renkl, \u003cem\u003eLate Migrations\u003c\/em\u003e is an assured and memorable debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844348072172,"sku":"9781571313836","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12273233482747.jpg?v=1758837659"},{"product_id":"leaf-cloud-crow-by-margaret-renkl-9781954118522","title":"Leaf, Cloud, Crow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Stunning Companion to Reese's Book Club Pick \u003ci\u003eThe Comfort of Crows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully illustrated journal to guide your observations of nature wherever you find it— in gardens and yards, city parks and vacant lots, or the sky—enhanced by inspiring prompts and the wisdom of beloved and bestselling author Margaret Renkl.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Comfort of Crows\u003c\/i\u003e, Renkl's account of a year in her Nashville backyard, readers encountered birds and wildflowers, foxes and stately oaks, and all the surprises and joys to be found if only we pay attention to the world around us. This journal will help you engage—closely and thoughtfully—with nearby nature. Renkl illuminates the turning days, weeks, and seasons, and offers prompts to help you chronicle and care for the rich life surrounding you: What do the bare branches of winter allow you to see? How does summer's abundance provide for different wild animals—and can you find the abundance in your own life? 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As we move through the seasons—from a crow spied on New Year's Day, its resourcefulness and sense of community setting a theme for the year, to the lingering bluebirds of December, revisiting the nest box they used in spring—what develops is a portrait of joy and grief: joy in the ongoing pleasures of the natural world, and grief over winters that end too soon and songbirds that grow fewer and fewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, we also glimpse the changing rhythms of a human life. Grown children, unexpectedly home during the pandemic, prepare to depart once more. Birdsong and night-blooming flowers evoke generations past. The city and the country where Renkl raised her family transform a little more with each passing day. And the natural world, now in visible flux, requires every ounce of hope and commitment from the author—and from us. 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