Flight Behaviour is a novel by Barbara Kingsolver that follows Dellarobia Turnbow, a woman in rural Tennessee who discovers a miraculous gathering of monarch butterflies on her property, sparking profound changes in her life and community while highlighting the impact of climate change.
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Book Blurb
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. He ropes in Dellarobia to help him decode the mystery of the monarch butterflies.
Awards/Accolades
Flight Behaviour was shortlisted for the 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize for Fiction). Additionally, the novel was nominated for the Orion Book Award and earned Kingsolver the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the fiction category.
About the Author
Barbara Kingsolver is an American author, poet and essayist whose works explore social justice and political issues. She earned degrees in biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona. This explains why her novels so often have an environmental focus.
Barbara Kingsolver’s literary fiction is known for its richly drawn characters and compelling themes, which have earned her numerous awards and accolades throughout her career.
Has Barbara Kingsolver written any other novels?
Barbara Kingsolver has written several other novels. If you enjoyed this book, you may also enjoy Barbara Kingsolver’s standalone novels such as Unsheltered and Demon Copperhead. If you’re interested in finding out more, the below link contains a full list of Barbara Kingsolver books in order.
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