Flight Behavior
Author | : Barbara Kingsolver |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2012-11-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780062124289 |
ISBN-13 | : 0062124285 |
Rating | : 4/5 (285 Downloads) |
Download or read book Flight Behavior written by Barbara Kingsolver and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller "An intricate story that entwines considerations of faith and faithlessness, inquiry, denial, fear and survival in gorgeously conceived metaphor. Kingsolver has constructed a deeply affecting microcosm of a phenomenon that is manifesting in many different tragic ways, in communities and ecosystems all around the globe.” — Seattle Times A truly stunning and unforgettable work from the extraordinary New York Times bestselling author of The Lacuna (winner of the Orange Prize), The Poisonwood Bible (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize), and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Flight Behavior is a brilliant and suspenseful novel set in present day Appalachia; a breathtaking parable of catastrophe and denial that explores how the complexities we inevitably encounter in life lead us to believe in our particular chosen truths. Kingsolver's riveting story concerns a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee who experiences something she cannot explain, and how her discovery energizes various competing factions—religious leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, politicians—trapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world. Flight Behavior represents contemporary American fiction at its finest.