Book
The secrets of flight / Maggie Leffler.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062427922 (paperback) :
- Physical Description: 344, 9 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Jewish women > Fiction. Storytelling > Fiction. Women air pilots > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Leffl | 31681010010858 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A widowed 87-year-old who runs a writing group is inspired by a new teenage member to finally write a story about a daring female pilot during World War II, which may actually be an autobiography. Original. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"Estranged from her family since just after World War II, Mary Browning has spent her entire adult life hiding from her Jewish heritage. Now eighty-seven years old and a widow, she is haunted by a lifetime of secrets and fading memories of the family sheleft behind. Her one outlet is the writing group she's presided over for a decade, but when a new member walks in--a fifteen year old girl who reminds her so much of her beloved sister Sarah--Mary is certain fate delivered Elyse Strickler to her for a reason. She hires the serious-eyed teenager to type up her story of a daring female pilot during WWII who gambled everything for her dreams--and both their lives take flight in unexpected ways. At times laugh-out-loud funny and at others heart-wrenching, this is a story of identity, betrayal, love, hope, and forgiveness"-- - Baker & Taylor
After being estranged from her family following World War II, eighty-seven year old Mary Browning meets a young girl who reminds her of her sister Sarah and has the girl type up her story about a World War II pilot, as she faces the secrets and regrets of her past. - HARPERCOLL
This captivating, breakout novelâtold in alternating viewpointsâbrings readers from the skies of World War II to the present day, where a woman is prepared to tell her secrets at last.
Estranged from her family since just after World War II, Mary Browning has spent her entire adult life hiding from her past. Now eighty-seven years old and a widow, she is still haunted by secrets and fading memories of the family she left behind. Her one outlet is the writing group sheâs presided over for a decade, though sheâs never written a word herself. When a new member walks inâa fifteen-year-old girl who reminds her so much of her beloved sister SarahâMary is certain fate delivered Elyse Strickler to her for a reason.
Mary hires the serious-eyed teenager to type her story about a daring female pilot who, during World War II, left home for the sky and gambled everything for her dreamsâincluding her own identity.  Â
As they begin to unravel the web of Maryâs past, Mary and Elyse form an unlikely friendship. Together they discover itâs never too late for second chances and that sometimes forgiveness is all it takes for life to take flight in the most unexpected ways.
