Keith O'Brien focuses on five female pilots in a non fiction book that reads like fiction.

This book feels like both a historical account of aeronautics and women's history. Like in most careers, women pilots had to fight for themselves to get a foothold in the industry.

…more Overall an interesting read. (less)

Cute book! Love the satire of this book. A light summer read

"Emmeline Nelson and her sister Birdie grow up in the hard, cold rural Lutheran world of strict parents, strict milking times, and strict morals. Marriage is preordained, the groom practically predestined. Though it's 1958, southern Minnesota did not see changing roles for …more women on the horizon. Caught in a time bubble between a world war and the ferment of the 1960's, Emmy doesn't see that she has any say in her life, any choices at all."

Sounds good, right? It is. This is a very quick and satisfying read. I recommend it for readers of historical fiction.

This book would make a fabulous movie. Think Footloose in 1958. (less)

I did not know much of Sri Lanka before this lyrical book. Yasodhara tells the story of her loving family who want for nothing. It also tells the story of friendship and lasting ties to another person. A wonderful historical fiction read!