Migrations

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"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.

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Published Jul 6, 2021

288 pages

Average rating: 7.2

384 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Khris Sellin
Jul 05, 2024
10/10 stars
Dystopic yet beautiful

Because of climate change and human interference, most animal life is extinct, with the birds and marine life teetering on extinction. Franny is on a quest to follow the last of the Atlantic terns, for special reasons of her own. She convinces a fishing vessel captain to allow her to come on board so she can accomplish this, even though their industry goes against every fiber of her being.
The story is told in interwoven vignettes of past and present. Achingly beautiful.
Jessmicky
Jun 20, 2025
9/10 stars
Beautifully written
AR74
May 06, 2025
7/10 stars
lovely and unexpected
Harrietaspy
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
I listened to this and really enjoyed it but I think I would have preferred to actually read it. At times it went too quickly and I wanted to just reflect on what was going on. But really enjoyed it none the less.
BHM
Jan 31, 2025
6/10 stars
I don't usually read books associated with climate change because I am already so anxious about it. But, this one hooked me with the birds and the sailing. I did like the ending because it seemed realistic to me. I wish I had understood the reasons for some of her behavior - the choking, etc. I don't buy that it's some inherited quality. And I also thought that it was longer than it needed to be.. A better editor might have solved that problem.

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