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Migrations

By the internationally bestselling author of WILD DARK SHORE

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Migrations

By: Charlotte McConaghy
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
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'An extraordinary novel. as beautiful and as wrenching as anything I've ever read.' Emily St John Mandel

'This novel is enchanting, but not in some safe, fairytale sense. Charlotte McConaghy has harnessed the rough magic that sears our souls. I recommend The Last Migration with my whole heart.' Geraldine Brooks

For readers of Station Eleven and Everything I Never Told You, a debut novel set on the brink of catastrophe, as a young woman chases the world's last birds - and her own final chance for redemption.

A dark past. An impossible journey. The will to survive.

How far you would you go for love? Franny Stone is determined to go to the end of the earth, following the last of the Arctic terns on what may be their final migration to Antarctica.

As animal populations plummet and commercial fishing faces prohibition, Franny talks her way onto one of the few remaining boats heading south. But as she and the eccentric crew travel further from shore and safety, the dark secrets of Franny's life begin to unspool. A daughter's yearning search for her mother. An impulsive, passionate marriage. A shocking crime. Haunted by love and violence, Franny must confront what she is really running towards - and from.

Previously published as The Last Migration, this is a wild, gripping and deeply moving novel from a brilliant young writer. From the west coast of Ireland to Australia and remote Greenland, through crashing Atlantic swells to the bottom of the world, this is an ode to the wild places and creatures now threatened, and an epic story of the possibility of hope against all odds.

'Transporting' (New York Times) � 'Hopeful' (Washington Post) � 'Powerful' (Los Angeles Times) � 'Thrilling' (TIME) � 'Tantalizingly beautiful' (Elle) � 'Suspenseful' (Vogue) � 'Aching and poignant' (Guardian) Animals Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Polar Region Thought-Provoking
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A mix of climate change commentary and tragic love story, I really enjoyed the vivid imagery and interesting characters. Thought provoking and emotional.

Harrowing but beautiful

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Well written and very interesting, just wanted to keep reading to find out what happens.

Excellent.

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Loved this book so much! So beautifully written. I felt I was Franny every step of her journey.

AMAZING!!

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A good read but not entirely believable. I did like the incorporation of themes surrounding man’s destruction of Earth & species in an effort to make people think about the planet in a more sustainable way.
The plot had a few interesting twists but I don’t think it would translate well into a movie - too dystopian.

A lot of depressive themes - extinction, suicide, death, loss, fatalism, childhood trauma.

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I started this just as a time filler. Then found I couldn't wait to get back to it.

The narration was perfectly in tune for this story.

This Story took me by surprise

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