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Migratory Animals
Migratory Animals: A Novel | Mary Helen Specht
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A February 2015 Indie Next Selection A January Apple iBook Selection An Austin American-Statesman Selects Book A powerful debut novel about a group of 30-somethings struggling for connection and belonging, Migratory Animals centers on a protagonist who finds herself torn between love and duty. When Flannery, a young scientist, is forced to return to Austin from five years of research in Nigeria, she becomes split between her two homes. Having left behind her loving fianc without knowing when she can return, Flan learns that her sister, Molly, has begun to show signs of the genetic disease that slowly killed their mother. As their close-knit circle of friends struggles with Mollys diagnosis, Flannery must grapple with what her future will hold: an ambitious life of love and the pursuit of scientific discovery in West Africa, or the pull of a life surrounded by old friends, the comfort of an old flame, family obligations, and the home shes always known. But she is not the only one wrestling with uncertainty. Since their college days, each of her friends has faced unexpected challenges that make them reevaluate the lives theyd always planned for themselves. A mesmerizing debut from an exciting young writer, Migratory Animals is a moving, thought-provoking novel, told from shifting viewpoints, about the meaning of home and what we owe each otherand ourselves.
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LauraBeth
Migratory Animals: A Novel | Mary Helen Specht
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If you live near a Dollar Tree - it has excellent books for only $1 and they all deserve loving homes and families. 😀

CocoReads Sadly not all Dollar Trees are created equally. Mine never has good books. 7y
AmyG I don‘t live near one now. But agree that not all are created equal. 7y
LauraBeth @CocoReads and @AmyG I wonder why that is? 😔 7y
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NCNY I envy everyone who has vast book selections at Costco or Dollar Tree. The ones near me are pretty sad. Please buy lots of cheap books to make up for what we are missing! 7y
Kimzey Thanks! Didn‘t know this. 7y
LauraBeth @NCNY I will take that duty seriously 😀 7y
LauraBeth @Kimzey I didn‘t know this until a little over a year ago. I would have never thought to go there for books! 7y
AmyG @LauraBeth I wonder if it depends on the area, sad to say. If people don‘t buy books...low turnover and/or less desirable books? 7y
Ash.on.the.line Mine has a decent selection but is always a mess. Sometimes I‘ve stayed and organized them! 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 7y
LauraBeth @AmyG this makes sense 7y
LauraBeth @Ash.on.the.line 😂😂 7y
tpixie Wow! Nice selection!! 7y
kyraleseberg I'm lucky to have two in my area that regularly have great selections! I've checked them all 😉 7y
ValerieAndBooks I have a few near me and, although their selections usually aren‘t that great, I manage to find 1-3 that catch my eye each time 👍. Once in a while I leave empty-handed though. 7y
LauraBeth @tpixie it‘s like finding treasure! 😂 7y
LauraBeth @kyraleseberg I feel lucky as well to be near a couple of them and they both always have good selections 😀 7y
LauraBeth @ValerieAndBooks it would be nice to know when they get a shipment of remainders! 7y
tpixie @LauraBeth yes! I wonder if they ha e a regular schedule?! 7y
TNbookworm Dang! I wish the Dollar Tree in my town had such a good selection! 7y
rubyslippersreads @CocoReads Neither does mine. 😕 7y
Cinfhen SO TRUE!!!! 7y
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Reagan
Migratory Animals: A Novel | Mary Helen Specht
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So this happened today 😬

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razmanda
Migratory Animals: A Novel | Mary Helen Specht
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I'm sad to leave this group of friends. Especially impressive as the point of view rotates.

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razmanda
Migratory Animals: A Novel | Mary Helen Specht
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Playing hooky with a Mexican frozen hot chocolate decadent dessert and reading about Texans. It works.

bookwrm526 From whence did you obtain this delicious looking dessert?? 8y
razmanda @bookwrm526 White Duck Taco Shop! It's so good! We could meet there for bullet journal planning! 8y
bookwrm526 That sounds like a definite plan, I've heard good things 8y
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razmanda
Migratory Animals: A Novel | Mary Helen Specht
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It's a little toasty outside today. But my outside reading time is too important to give up.

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razmanda
Migratory Animals: A Novel | Mary Helen Specht
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I'm still pretty haunted by Angel of Losses but gotta keep moving. Doesn't hurt that one of the main characters is named Flannery.

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