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Gallery Books
October 2016
On Sale: October 4, 2016
464 pages
ISBN: 1451659407
EAN: 9781451659405
Kindle: B010MHAJO2
Hardcover / e-Book
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Historical
Soar back to the fearless 1920s with #1 New York
Times bestselling writer Laurie Notaro—beloved author of
The Idiot Girls’ Action Adventure Club—in a stunning
historical novel that tells the true, little-known story of
three aviatrixes in a race to be the first woman to fly
across the Atlantic. Ten thousand feet in the sky, aviatrixes from London to
Paris to New York—fueled by determination and courage—have
their eyes on the century’s biggest prize. The year is 1927,
and Amelia Earhart has not yet made her record-breaking
cross-Atlantic flight. Who will follow in Charles
Lindbergh’s footsteps and make her own history? Three women’s names are splashed daily across the front
page: Elsie Mackay, daughter of an Earl, is the first
Englishwoman to get her pilot’s license. Mabel Boll, a
glamorous society darling and former cigar girl, is ardent
to make the historic flight. Beauty pageant contestant Ruth
Elder uses her winnings for flying lessons and becomes the
preeminent American girl of the sky. Inspired by true events and real people, Notaro vividly
evokes this exciting time as her determined heroines vie for
the record. Through striking photos, meticulous research,
and atmospheric prose, Notaro brings Elsie, Mabel, and Ruth
to life, pulling us back in time as the pilots collide,
struggle, and literally crash in the chase for fame and a
place in aviation history.
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