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Fiction, General Fiction

Flight Behaviour

Barbara Kingsolver (author)

Paperback Published on: 18/04/2013

£9.99

14 reviews

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Global warming is not only for the middle class

This is an interesting take on global warming set among a poverty stricken community in the Appallachian mountains. Starts quite slowly and spends some tim... READ MORE

Claudia Sunderhauf

Outstanding and thoughtful

Kingsolver’s storytelling is extraordinary. This is not a book full of scientific terms and global warming doom-mongering; instead it subtly reveals the sm... READ MORE

Isabel at Islington

Synopsis

PARTITA - THE HEARTRENDING NEW NOVEL FROM BARBARA KINGSOLVER - COMING OCTOBER 2026
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION'One of the best books about climate change.' NAOMI KLEIN 'Lyrical, socially-engaged and passionate.' SUNDAY TIMES
'Impressive.' OBSERVER
'Beautiful.' IRISH TIMES
'Compelling.' DAILY TELEGRAPH

A captivating, topical and deeply human story touching on class, poverty and climate change by the award-winning, global bestselling author of Demon Copperhead and The Lacuna

On the Appalachian Mountains above her home, a young mother discovers a beautiful and terrible marvel of nature. As the world around her is suddenly transformed by a seeming miracle, can the old certainties they have lived by for centuries remain unchallenged?

Flight Behaviour is a captivating, topical and deeply human story touching on class, poverty and climate change. It explores the truths we live by, and the complexities that lie behind them.

Readers loved Flight Behaviour:

'Fascinating and unflinchingly raw. Highly recommended.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A beautifully crafted tale of creation, destruction and resurrection.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'So resonant and moving.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A great book and in many ways a fable for our times.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Publisher information

Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571290802
Number of pages: 608
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 36 mm
Weight: 485g
Languages: English

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Flight Behaviour

Having read The Poisonwood Bible and found it a harrowing read, I was a bit daunted when picking up this book, but I needn't have worried. This is a much m... READ MORE

Cole D

A thought-provoking read

While walking on the family farm in the Appalachians, Dellarobia Turnbow comes across a hillside covered in Monarch butterflies that logically shouldn't be... READ MORE

CuteBadger

Thought Provoking and Absorbing

When a young mother experiences an unusual marvel of nature in the Appalachian mountains, a whole series of life changing events are set in motion. This ut... READ MORE

Theresa Howes

Going no where

This is the first book I have read written by Barbara Kingsolver and having read the reviews of her previous book I was hoping for a great read, however, I... READ MORE

Emma D

Just doesn’t get off the ground

There is an inherent danger in creating a lead character who is trapped in boring, small-town life – the concern being the reader ends up feeling bored and... READ MORE

REH

A great read

This is a wonderful book that interweaves the lives of people in a small rural community in the Appalachians with the increasing influences of the outside ... READ MORE

Gill Matthews

Kingsolver takes on global warming

As in her previous books, in Flight Plan, Barbara Kingsolver sets out to examine a social issue: the different sides, the arguments pro and con, the motive... READ MORE

Barkelby

A compelling read

Flight Behaviour takes a look at the effects of global warming upon our planet in a way you would not expect, through the eyes of a woman in small town Ame... READ MORE

E Griffiths

Superb American Novel

Such novels as The Poisonwood Bible and The Lacuna, set in the fairly recent past, have sometimes led to Barbara Kingsolver being characterised as a writer... READ MORE

Michael Heale

Flight Behaviour

Although a rather good read, I would not reccommend this book to a friend. As a young adult it was difficult to connect with a middle aged woman who feels ... READ MORE

Ivy Dawber

The great Climate Change novel

Barbara Kingsolver is scientifically literate as well as a fine writer; the combination is rare enough to make her a true treasure. Flight Behaviour is her... READ MORE

Yadav

Thought-provoking read

This is the first Barbara Kingsolver novel which I've read, and to be truthful, I found it difficult initially to get into and engage with.However, I kept ... READ MORE

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