Flying Over Home
In this memoir, Stokes unpacks the paradox of privilege as an upper-class white American and of oppression as a woman born in the 1950s. Her early sense of comfort was forever interrupted by her parents divorce. Ever since, Stokes, a feminist clergywoman, has sought to understand her absent father's side of the story, a familiar tale with shades of the "Mad Men" era of excess and infidelity--a story further complicated by her dad's underground role as an Ob/Gyn who helped women obtain safe abortions before Roe v. Wade became law. --Georgann Eubanks,Literary Trails of North Carolinaseries from UNC Press --from the book JacketStokes takes us on a beautiful ride inFlying Over Home. In her search to learn more about her father, she teaches us the importance of all relationships, especially those that come with more questions than answers. --Lynne Hinton,Friendship CakeandPie Town--from the book Jacket