May’s read is Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. From the publisher, “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 is arguably Kingsolver’s must thrilling and accessible novel to date, and like so many other of her acclaimed works, represents contemporary American fiction at its finest.”

Book club members may order this book at a 20% discount through Black Mountain bookstore Sassafras on Sutton. Please e-mail volunteer@swannanoavalleymuseum.org or call 828/669-9566 to receive the information to get your discount.