Blue Skies

What happens when nature fights back? The new novel by T.C. Boyle.

The countdown to the apocalypse has begun: California is ablaze, floods threaten Florida. "The planet is dying, can't you see that?" Cooper accuses his mother, who obediently prepares fried grasshoppers in her kitchen. Heated discussions also arise with sister Cat. She has adopted a pet tiger python named Willie, which she drapes around her shoulders like a sparkling jewel. The question of the family's relationship with the environment runs like a rift through the family, until one night Willie disappears from the terrarium. With "Blue Skies," T.C. Boyle has written the ultimate novel about everyday life in our times. Eerie, humorous, and prophetic.