TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
'One of the best books about climate change.' NAOMI KLEIN
'Lyrical, socially-engaged and passionate.' Sunday Times
'There are many moments of lightness ... and of great beauty, too.' Independent
'A compelling plot with lyrical passages and flashes of humour.' Sunday Telegraph
A 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 Lacuna
"The flames now appeared to lift from individual treetops in showers of orange sparks, exploding the way a pine log does in a campfire when it is poked. The sparks spiralled upward in swirls like funnel clouds. Twisters of brightness against grey sky."
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.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571290802
Number of pages: 608
Weight: 485 g
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 36 mm
Edition: Main - Re-issue
This is an interesting take on global warming set among a poverty stricken community in the Appallachian mountains. Starts quite slowly and spends some time introducing the family dynamics and churchy community before... More
Having read The Poisonwood Bible and found it a harrowing read, I was a bit daunted when picking up this book, but I needn't have worried. This is a much more accessible novel, which charts the journey of a young... More
While walking on the family farm in the Appalachians, Dellarobia Turnbow comes across a hillside covered in Monarch butterflies that logically shouldn't be there. She is deeply moved by this and decides to live... More
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