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* Read # Crossing the Horizon: A Novel by Laurie Notaro ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Crossing the Horizon: A Novel Historic, hilarious, high-flying fiction! A must-read! I must admit my bias -- Laurie is a dear friend. But I am a jerk and a journalist and I would NEVER lie in a review. This book is a marvel, a tour de force, a dip into a world I can't believe I didn't know existed and am so glad I know about now -- and through a lens that is 100 percent Laurie Notaro. It's a crazy romp and an important education at the same time. What more can you want? I'm only sorry I've already read it because I want to r
| Title | : | Crossing the Horizon: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.31 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451659407 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
Historic, hilarious, high-flying fiction! A must-read! I must admit my bias -- Laurie is a dear friend. But I am a jerk and a journalist and I would NEVER lie in a review. This book is a marvel, a tour de force, a dip into a world I can't believe I didn't know existed and am so glad I know about now -- and through a lens that is 100 percent Laurie Notaro. It's a crazy romp and an important education at the same time. What more can you want? I'm only sorry I've already read it because I want to read it again for the f. Larry Haldeman said A Nice Slice of Early Aviation History. Full disclosure here: one of the historical figures portrayed in this novel was my grandfather.That said, in “Crossing The Horizon,” Laurie Notaro breathes new life into a slice of history; when aviation was still young and aviators, while accepting great personal risk, were keen to explore what powered flight could accomplish.I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. It’s compelling in its own right and, for me, it is a wonderful addition to the s. This one gallops. Lore M. Carrillo I have known Laurie and her writing for a very long time. Having read everything she's written and published for at least the last ten years, I can definitively say that this is her masterpiece. This novel is based on a history that most have forgotten or never knew existed, and resurrects three incredible and incomparable women who did amazing things that even now, most only dream of. The writing is polished and engaging, the story consuming and so well told. Ev
Notaro portrays this exciting sliver of time with historical accuracy, providing an authentic glimpse of the era (including photographs), and then adds a pump of adrenaline by including dialogue and drama of her own imagination, creating a captivating historical fiction.Be prepared to hold tight as you're boosted into the cockpit for a two-day flight across the horizon. Notaro (The Potty Mouth at the Table, 2013, etc.) breaks from her self-deprecating comedic style to enliven a year when trans-Atlantic air travel was in its daring infancy, bringing to life these three real-life women from the pages of aviation history. Lindbergh has m
Mabel Boll, a glamorous society darling and former cigar girl, is ardent to make the historic flight. Soar back to the fearless 1920s with #1 New York Times bestselling writer Laurie Notaro—beloved author of The Idiot Girls’ Action Adventure Club—in 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.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. Through striking photos, 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 p
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