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Flight Behavior

Flight Behavior

by Barbara Kingsolver

First published 2012 · 436 pages · about 7 hours to read

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Written by Barbara Kingsolver, the Orange Prize-winning author of The Lacuna and million-selling The Poisonwood Bible, and brought to you by FaberShop, Flight Behaviour is a novel about catastrophe and denial. 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 that people have lived by for centuries remain unchallenged? The book delves into topical issues including poverty, class and climate change as it answers this question. A suspenseful and extraordinary tale that is epic in scope, rich in content and Kingsolver's most accessible novel so far. Essential reading for any fan of contemporary fiction.

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Quotes

  • “A flock is nothing but the put-together of all your past choices.”
    p. 462
More quotes
  • “Cub retreated to the familiar grounds of remorse and insufficiency, the terms of his existence, ratified by marriage. He could construct defeat from any available material and live inside it, but for once Dellarobia didn't go there with him.”
    p. 576
  • “There is some kind of juice in our brains that makes us only care about what's in front of us right this minute.”
    p. 589
  • “I also thank Bill McKibben and his 350.org colleagues for the most important work in the world, and the most unending.”
    p. 599

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