{"product_id":"migratory-animals-paperback","title":"Migratory Animals PB - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Helen Specht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Texas Institute of Letters Award and the Writer'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 struggling for connection and belonging, \u003cem\u003eMigratory Animals\u003c\/em\u003e centers on a protagonist who finds herself torn between love and duty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Flannery, a young scientist, is forced to return to Austin from five years of research in Nigeria, she becomes split between her two homes. 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