Migratory Animals A Novel
Migratory Animals A Novel by Mary Helen Specht is a debut work published by HarperCollins on January 20, 2015. This 320-page novel explores the lives of a group of 30-somethings as they navigate the complexities of connection and belonging. The story follows Flannery, a young scientist returning to Austin after five years of research in Nigeria, who finds herself torn between her love for her fiancé and her familial responsibilities, particularly as her sister Molly shows signs of a genetic disease.
Readers will encounter a narrative that delves into themes of love, duty, and the search for identity. As Flannery grapples with her future, her close-knit circle of friends also faces unexpected challenges that prompt them to reassess their life choices. The novel is told from multiple viewpoints, providing a rich exploration of the meaning of home and the obligations we have to one another and ourselves.
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Winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Award and the Writer’s League of Texas Fiction Award
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 fiancé 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 Molly’s 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 she’s 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 they’d 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 other—and ourselves.
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