The secrets of flight
By: Maggie Leffler
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780062427922; 9780062427946
Subjects: Jewish women; Storytelling; FICTION / Jewish; Fiction; FICTION / Contemporary Women; World War, 1939-1945; Women air pilots; FICTION / Historical
Description: "Estranged from her family since just after World War II, Mary Browning has spent her entire adult life hiding from her Jewish heritage. Now eighty-seven years old and a widow, she is haunted by a lifetime of secrets and fading memories of the family she left behind. Her one outlet is the writing group she's presided over for a decade, but when a new member walks in--a fifteen year old girl who reminds her so much of her beloved sister Sarah--Mary is certain fate delivered Elyse Strickler to her for a reason. She hires the serious-eyed teenager to type up her story of a daring female pilot during WWII who gambled everything for her dreams--and both their lives take flight in unexpected ways. At times laugh-out-loud funny and at others heart-wrenching, this is a story of identity, betrayal, love, hope, and forgiveness"--