![]() ![]() ![]() The big cats of the savannas haven’t been seen in years … There are no bears in the once-frozen north, or reptiles in the too-hot south, and the last known wolf in the world died in captivity last winter.” ![]() Every so often, we’re reminded of the way the world has changed: “There are no more monkeys in the world, no chimps or apes or gorillas, nor indeed any animal that once lived in rain forests. While Migrations may be described as dystopian fiction, it is on the very edge, and it’s a brilliant spot: It has the feel of a contemporary novel, set during a time at which the world is still recognizable, only it’s not. The oceans’ fish, like all other wildlife on the planet, are disappearing or already gone. She manages to persuade Ennis Malone to let her join the crew of the Saghani by telling him that she, via the terns, will show him where the fish are. Migrations is a stunningly beautiful novel about a woman who has always been running-from her childhood, her mistakes, her memories-and this time, she’s traveling from Greenland to Antarctica, following the world’s last flock of Arctic terns on their final migration.Īs the novel opens, Franny Stone approaches the captain of the only boat who might still take her onboard to follow the terns. ![]()
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