Flight Behaviour

PARTITA - THE HEARTRENDING NEW NOVEL FROM BARBARA KINGSOLVER - COMING OCTOBER 2026

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER 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 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


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 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.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐