{"product_id":"migratory-animals-9780062346032","title":"Migratory Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Texas Institute of Letters Award and the\u003cbr\u003eWriter's League of Texas Fiction Award - An Indie Next Selection - An \u003cem\u003eAustin American-Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e Selects Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful debut novel about a group of 30-somethings\u003cbr\u003estruggling for connection and belonging, \u003cem\u003eMigratory Animals\u003c\/em\u003e centers on a\u003cbr\u003eprotagonist who finds herself torn between love and duty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Flannery, a young scientist, is\u003cbr\u003eforced to return to Austin from five years of research in Nigeria, she becomes\u003cbr\u003esplit between her two homes. Having left behind her loving fiancé without\u003cbr\u003eknowing when she can return, Flan learns that her sister, Molly, has begun to\u003cbr\u003eshow signs of the genetic disease that slowly killed their mother.\u003cbr\u003eAs their close-knit circle of\u003cbr\u003efriends struggles with Molly's diagnosis, Flannery must grapple with what her\u003cbr\u003efuture will hold: an ambitious life of love and the pursuit of scientific\u003cbr\u003ediscovery in West Africa, or the pull of a life surrounded by old friends, the\u003cbr\u003ecomfort of an old flame, family obligations, and the home she's always known.\u003cbr\u003eBut she is not the only one wrestling with uncertainty. Since their college\u003cbr\u003edays, each of her friends has faced unexpected challenges that make them\u003cbr\u003ereevaluate the lives they'd always planned for themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mesmerizing\u003cbr\u003edebut from an exciting young writer, \u003cem\u003eMigratory Animals \u003c\/em\u003eis a\u003cbr\u003emoving, thought-provoking novel, told from shifting viewpoints, about the\u003cbr\u003emeaning of home and what we owe each other--and ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpecht, Mary Helen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMary Helen Specht's work has appeared in numerous publications, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/em\u003e. A winner of the Richard Yates Short Story Award, among other prizes, she is a former Fulbright Scholar to Nigeria and Dobie-Paisano Writing Fellow. She earned an MFA in fiction from Emerson College and now teaches creative writing at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160033784082,"sku":"9780062346032","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5daf4282-f6d9-4b77-b43f-7d00025ce986.jpg?v=1775031852","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/migratory-animals-9780062346032","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}