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Ecology Book Club

Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

This bimonthly adult book club discusses books on human ecology, sustainable living, environmental justice and post-fossil fuel futures. Books can be nonfiction, fiction or poetry.

This month we will be discussing Flight Behavior, a novel by Barbara Kingsolver.

“Flight Behavior is a brilliant and suspenseful novel set in present day Appalachia; a breathtaking parable of catastrophe and denial that explores how the complexities we inevitably encounter in life lead us to believe in our particular chosen truths. Kingsolver's riveting story concerns a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee who experiences something she cannot explain, and how her discovery energizes various competing factions—religious leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, politicians—trapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world. Flight Behavior represents contemporary American fiction at its finest.”  - Harper Collins Publishers

Email rachel.white@dc.gov:

• For help finding a copy of Flight Behavior. You can also ask for a copy at the front desk of Cleveland Park Library.
• To suggest books for later dates (Participants decide the books for future sessions.)
• To receive updates about future book club meetings
• For other information

Registration is optional, but encouraged.

To request a reasonable accommodation for this program, please contact DCPLaccess@dc.gov or call 202-727-2142.

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