Migrations

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This book has been chosen by Rebecca Anderson for the 2024 Community Book Initiative as a reflection of the theme, stewardship. All profits from the purchases of this book during the 2024 Community Book Initiative event (running from 5/13/24-6/10/24) benefits local nonprofit Clean Up the Lake. 

About the Book:

• INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
• Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Book of the Year in Fiction
• "Visceral and haunting" (New York Times Book Review) · "Hopeful" (Washington Post)· "Powerful" (Los Angeles Times) · "Thrilling" (TIME) · "Tantalizingly beautiful" (Elle) · "Suspenseful, atmospheric" (Vogue) · "Aching and poignant" (Guardian)· "Gripping" (The Economist)

Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to stay. Leaving behind everything but her research gear, she arrives in Greenland with a singular purpose: to follow the last Arctic terns in the world on what might be their final migration to Antarctica. Franny talks her way onto a fishing boat, and she and the crew set sail, traveling ever further from shore and safety. But as Franny’s history begins to unspool—a passionate love affair, an absent family, a devastating crime—it becomes clear that she is chasing more than just the birds. When Franny's dark secrets catch up with her, how much is she willing to risk for one more chance at redemption?

Epic and intimate, heartbreaking and galvanizing, Charlotte McConaghy's Migrations is an ode to a disappearing world and a breathtaking page-turner about the possibility of hope against all odds.

About Rebecca Anderson:

Rebecca Anderson lives in Truckee with her husband Andy and son Huck. She is Senior Head of Education and Research at Action for the Climate Emergency, where she works to support young people in their fight for a livable future. She enjoys getting outside running, skiing, and climbing in the Sierras.

Why Rebecca Chose This Book:

I'd call this book a psychological climate fiction thriller. It takes place in the near future, in a world in which climate change and human consumption have rid the planet of almost all wildlife. One woman is bent on a quest to follow the last Arctic terns on what might be their final migration across the globe. I loved this book for its ability to be both deeply personal and also tackle the global climate crisis simultaneously.