Gallery Books
July 2015
On Sale: July 7, 2015
Featuring: Charles βGilβ Gilchrist; Henry βSchulerβ Jefferson; Cora Rose Haviland
368 pages ISBN: 1476772142 EAN: 9781476772141 Kindle: B00P42X36W Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
From the bestselling and award-winning author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes an adventure tale about two daredevils and a farm boy who embark on the journey of a lifetime across Americaβs heartland in the Roaring Twenties.
Set in the rapidly changing world of 1920s America, this is a story of three people from very different backgrounds: Henry βSchulerβ Jefferson, son of German immigrants from Midwestern farm country; Cora Rose Haviland, a young woman of privilege whose family has lost their fortune; and Charles βGilβ Gilchrist, an emotionally damaged WWI veteran pilot. Set adrift by life-altering circumstances, they find themselves bound together by need and torn apart by blind obsessions and conflicting goals. Each one holds a secret that, if exposed, would destroy their friendship. But their journey of adventure and self-discovery has a priceβand one of them wonβt be able to survive it.
As they crisscross the heartland, exploring the rapidly expanding role of aviation from barnstorming to bootlegging, from a flying circus to the dangerous sport of air racing, the three companions form a makeshift family. Itβs a one-of-a-kind family, with members as adventurous as they are vulnerable, and as fascinating as they are flawed. But whatever adventureβworldly or privateβthey find themselves on, theyβre guaranteed to be a family you wonβt forget.
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