Flight Behaviour

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On the Appalachian Mountains above her home, a young mother discovers a beautiful and terrible marvel of nature: the monarch butterflies have not migrated south for the winter this year. Is this a miraculous message from God, or a spectacular sign of climate change. Entomology expert, Ovid Byron, certainly believes it is the latter. THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHORTWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER 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 TELEGRAPHA 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 LacunaOn 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.'

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Barbara Kingsolver (Auteur) - Verschenen op 02/05/2013 bij Faber & Faber Libri

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Pages: 608, Edition: Main - Re-issue, Paperback, Faber & Faber