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Strongwilled dellarobia turnbow lives in the rural hamlet of feathertown, tennessee, with her husband, cub, and their two young children. Timethe extraordinary new york times bestselling author of the lacuna winner of the orange prize, the poisonw. Flight behaviour is barbara kingsolvers 14th book and may be her most accessible novel yet. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 436 pages and is available in hardcover format. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. I found the protaganist dellarobia quite unlikeable and i wasnt able to get a very good sense of place and setting in the first few chapters.
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