The Flying Circus, Susan Crandall
The Flying Circus, Susan Crandall
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The Flying Circus

Author: Susan Crandall

Narrator: Jacques Roy

Unabridged: 12 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/07/2015


Synopsis

The award-winning, national bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard sends an unlikely trio on an exhilarating adventure high above the American Midwest of the 1920s in a spirited, “entertaining surprise” (Publishers Weekly) of a novel in league with Water for Elephants and The Aviator’s Wife.

They are barnstormers…the daredevil fliers whose airborne acrobatics are a thrilling spectacle crisscrossing the Heartland skies. Rising above each of their circumstances in their own “flying circus” are Cora Rose Haviland, a privileged young woman left penniless when her father’s fortune is lost; Charles “Gil” Gilchrist, a World War I pilot whose traumatic past fuels his death-defying stunts; and eighteen-year-old Henry Schuler, the son of a German immigrant farmer, on the run from shocking accusations. Each holds secrets that could destroy their makeshift family. And, on their adrenaline-charged journey of self-discovery, one of them must pay the price.

With the poignant and powerful storytelling voice that made Whistling Past the Graveyard “a classic, a book people want to pass along for generations to come” (Feathered Quill Book Reviews), Susan Crandall artfully weaves the stories of three unforgettable characters, each searching for salvation that waits just beyond the horizon.

About Susan Crandall

Susan Crandall is a critically acclaimed author of women’s fiction, romance, and suspense. She has written several award-winning novels including her first book, Back Roads, which won the RITA award for best first book, as well as Whistling Past the Graveyard, which won the SIBA 2014 Book Award for Fiction. Susan lives in Noblesville, Indiana, with her family.


Reviews

The paths of three young people cross . Each of them holds a secret and are running from something , in this story which takes place in the 1920's and depicts the barnstorming that was popular during this time where flyers did stunts with their planes as they drew people in to pay for a ride . It wa......more

Goodreads review by Esil

I may not be the best reader to judge The Flying Circus because I don't particularly like what I think of as this odd subgenre of circus literature. No -- full disclosure -- I didn't like Water for Elephants. And I am somewhat fussy about historical fiction -- I like to learn something about the his......more

Henry, the son of German immigrants, is just a boy when he is orphaned. Taken in by a kind-hearted farmer, Henry becomes a farmhand on the Dahlgreen property. That is until a harsh circumstance arises that forces him to flee. Cora is a young and feisty woman whose family was once part of the elite u......more

Goodreads review by Bandit

I'm not a huge an of flying, but literally can't resist a book about a circus. Even an untraditional circus of a bygone age. And yes, I was reluctant to read a novel by an author who work primarily features embracing couples on the covers. Fortunately, while romance is a heavy component of the book,......more