Laurie Notaro was a reporter and a daily columnist at the metro daily The Arizona Republic <\/i>before publishing twelve books of fiction and non-fiction with Random House and Simon and Schuster, several of which have been New York Times <\/i>bestsellers. Her work covers the genres of humor, women\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Soar back to the fearless 1920s with #1 New York Times<\/i> bestselling writer Laurie Notaro\u2014beloved author of The Idiot Girls\u2019 Action Adventure Club<\/i>\u2014in 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.<\/p>\n
Ten thousand feet in the sky, aviatrixes from London to Paris to New York\u2014fueled by determination and courage\u2014have their eyes on the century\u2019s 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\u2019s footsteps and make her own history?<\/p>\n
Three women\u2019s names are splashed daily across the front page: Elsie Mackay, daughter of an Earl, is the first Englishwoman to get her pilot\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[23],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n