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"A novel to remember, a novel of originality and considerable skill. "Leaving Earth is an auspicious debut and a feat in itself."
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"Leaving Earth" was Helen Humphreys's debut, and it brought the beauty of her poetry into the story of two women's love of flight and dream to excel, even if it took all their courage and strength and even their lives. Novice flyer Willa joins Grace, heroine of the skies, in what becomes an intimate journey of friendship. Yet the clouds that gather above are echoed by lurking dangers below for Maddy, a young fan of Grace's, and her Jewish mother and uncle. Anti-Semitism is spreading. Maddy's mother, a true fortune-teller, is beat up by thugs, and the swirl of events reverberates on earth and sky.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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The poetry of its language held me entranced throughout.,
By CPKS (Corfe Mullen, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Leaving Earth (Paperback)
Pioneering aviatrix Grace O'Gorman takes young pilot Willa on a record-breaking 25-day endurance flight. She is trying to break her husband's record. She depends upon him for refuelling and for all communication with the ground. While flying, they learn that the husband is dictating a completely fictitious account to the press. Willa gradually falls in love with Grace. And as the plane flies round and round above the lake shore, a little girl watches, adoring. The quality of the writing is like nothing else I have read. It is poetic and gripping from beginning to end. The best book I read in 2000.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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In flight,
By "blissengine" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Leaving Earth (Paperback)
In August 1933, the famous aviatrix Grace O'Gorman recruits the inexperienced Willa Briggs to accompany her in breaking the world flight endurance record. While circling Toronto, the women must deal with fatigue, the weather, and the sabotaging efforts of Grace's husband. Meanwhile, on the ground, anti-Semitism erupts and affects some of those connected with the women. Unable to communicate with words in the sky, Grace and Willa find new ways of communicating that change their views of the world, and Willa, with this new awareness, finds her feelings for Grace becoming more complicated. "Leaving Earth" is a magical and adventurous story, based on some true events, about women challenging the often-stifling roles of the 1930s. The book glimmers and comes alive, showcasing Humphrey's lush style in her first novel.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Glad I found this one.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Leaving Earth: A Novel (Hardcover)
I liked everything about this book. It is like a strange dream you have one night and wake up not knowing how things are really going to turn out. If you like books you can feel and smell, you will like this great little read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Leaving Earth,
By Mumbaiwallah - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Leaving Earth: A Novel (Hardcover)
'Leaving Earth' by Helen Humphreys is an engaging story of two women aviators from the 1930s in Canada. It's a tale of two women Air Ace Grace O'Gorman and Willa Briggs defying convention and other odds, taking to the skies in their Moth for an endurance test to break the record of non-stop flight of 25 days. The book captures the exhilaration of flight itself and reminded me of the reasons why I love flying so much. The story moves with the pilots circling endlessly over Toronto Bay, inventing a new sign language to communicate when their paper and pencil flies away in a storm. It tells us of Maddy, a 12 year old girl who idolizes them and who would trade in her own mother for Air Ace Grace, not least because Maddy fears the prejudice against her mother's Jewishness as Canadian anti-Semitism gathers momentum.A lovely book, very evocative and draws us into the flight with a profound sense of aviation and a passion for leaving earth. Recommended reading for anyone who loves the thrill of taking off and staying in the air. Never mind Jet lag. |
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