num_pages: 464
description: Soar back to the fearless 1920s with #1 New York Times bestselling writer Laurie Notarobeloved author of The Idiot Girls Action Adventure Clubin 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 flipping and twirling through the air aviatrixes from London to Paris to New Yorkfueled by determination and couragehave their eyes on the centurys biggest prize. The year is 1927 and Amelia Earhart has not yet made her record-breaking cross-Atlantic flight. Who will follow in Charles Lindberghs footsteps and make her own history? Three womens names are splashed daily across the front page: Elsie Mackay daughter of an Earl is the first Englishwoman to get her pilots 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. 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 place in aviation history.
language: English
title: Crossing the Horizon
publisher: Gallery Books