Flying Jenny Paperback by Theasa Tuohy

Product Details

• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd. (2018-05-08)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 288 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781617756214
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

A young female pilot brashly defies gender restrictions in the Roaring Twenties.

“Set in 1929, this is a story of female friendship and empowerment, a story of self-discovery.” —Kirkus Reviews

People are doing all sorts of screwy things in 1929. It is a time of hope, boundless optimism, and prosperity. “Blue Skies” is the song on everyone’s lips. The tabloids are full of flagpole sitters, flappers, and marathon dancers. Ever since Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic solo, the entire world has gone nuts over flying. But everyone agrees that the stunt pilots take the cake.

Jenny Flynn defies the odds and conventions in her pursuit of the sky. She attracts the attention of Laura Bailey, a brash reporter crashing through her own glass ceiling at a New York City newspaper. Laura chases the pilot’s story—and the truth about her own mysterious father—on a barnstorming escapade from Manhattan to the Midwest.

Flying Jenny is a vivid portrait of an earlier time when airplanes drew swarming crowds entranced by the pioneers—male and female—of flight.

About the Author

THEASA TUOHY is the daughter and namesake of a pioneering pilot who flew an old World War I “Jenny” with an OX-5 engine. She is the author of The Five O’Clock Follies and is a longtime journalist who worked for five daily newspapers and the Associated Press. Her “first woman” stints include assistant city editor at the Detroit News and the copydesk at the (Newark) Star-Ledger. Tuohy lives in Manhattan. Flying Jenny is her latest novel.