Crossing the Horizon, Laurie Notaro
Crossing the Horizon, Laurie Notaro
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Crossing the Horizon
A Novel

Author: Laurie Notaro

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 14 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/29/2016


Synopsis

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. With 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.

About Laurie Notaro

Laurie Notaro was a reporter and a daily columnist at the metro daily the Arizona Republic before publishing twelve books of fiction and nonfiction with Random House and Simon & Schuster, several of which have been New York Times bestsellers. Her work covers the genres of humor, women's fiction, historical fiction, and literary fiction. She was a finalist for the Thurber Prize, and has been awarded the Hearst Award, the Golden Circle Award, and several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.


Reviews

#2016-aty-reading-challenge-week-41: a book about a major world event. The late 1920s are endlessly fascinating to me! I've read One Summer: America, 1927 which was largely about Lindbergh's amazing flight. But what about female flyers? Was Amelia Earhart the only one? In her work of historical fict......more

Excellent research and historical information on women pilots and the race across the Atlantic. The book is written like fiction as far as dialogue but author stays close to the correct historical information. I wasn't sure if I would like it or not, but I'm very happy to have read it. My Grandmothe......more