Description
In this profoundly moving contemporary literary fiction masterpiece, restless Appalachian farm wife Dellarobia Turnbow discovers a breathtaking yet unsettling natural phenomenon: millions of monarch butterflies overwintering in a hidden valley near her struggling home. Triggered by the devastating effects of climate change on global migration patterns, this miraculous event transforms her isolated community into a battleground for scientists, media, and tourists, igniting a fierce conflict between environmental reality and local beliefs. Barbara Kingsolver masterfully weaves a narrative of class, poverty, and survival, exploring how a single mother’s life is expanded by the arrival of a world-renowned entomologist and the urgent, shifting world around her. Flight Behavior is a brilliant, high-quality used fiction find that balances a deeply personal human story with the global scale of an ecological crisis.
Perfect for fans of: Barbara Kingsolver, Delia Owens, and readers who love atmospheric, socially conscious novels and environmental thrillers.
Available now at Bells Books. Add this insightful and masterfully written story to your collection today!
