| Description |
357 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
"A novel about the beginning years of aviation"-- |
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"From the bestselling and award-winning author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes an adventure tale about two daredevils and a farm boy who embark on the journey of a lifetime across America's heartland in the Roaring Twenties. Set in the rapidly changing world of 1920s America, this is a story of three people from very different backgrounds: Henry "Schuler" Jefferson, son of German immigrants from Midwestern farm country; Cora Rose Haviland, a young woman of privilege whose family has lost their fortune; and Charles "Gil" Gilchrist, an emotionally damaged WWI veteran pilot. Set adrift by life-altering circumstances, they find themselves bound together by need and torn apart by blind obsessions and conflicting goals. Each one holds a secret that, if exposed, would destroy their friendship. But their journey of adventure and self-discovery has a price--and one of them won't be able to survive it. As they crisscross the heartland, exploring the rapidly expanding role of aviation from barnstorming to bootlegging, from a flying circus to the dangerous sport of air racing, the three companions form a makeshift family. It's a one-of-a-kind family, with members as adventurous as they are vulnerable, and as fascinating as they are flawed. But whatever adventure--worldly or private--they find themselves on, they're guaranteed to be a family you won't forget"-- |
| Notes |
"Author of the national bestseller Whistling Past the Graveyard"--Jacket |
| Audience |
Adult |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Friendship -- Fiction.
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Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
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Manners and customs -- Fiction.
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Nineteen twenties -- Fiction.
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Stunt flying -- Fiction.
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Stunt performers -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Secrets -- Fiction.
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Self-discovery -- Fiction
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Survival -- Fiction.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100002
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Romance fiction.
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Fiction.
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| LC no. |
2014043826 |
| ISBN |
1476772142 (hbk.) |
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9781476772141 (hbk.) |
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9781476772165 (softcover) |
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