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On August 1, 1933, two young women, the famous aviatrix Grace O'Gorman and the inexperienced Willa Briggs, take off in a tiny Moth biplane to break the world flight endurance record. Their plan: to circle above the city of Toronto for twenty-five days.
So begins Leaving Earth, a haunting evocation of an era when heroic women defied the limitations of their sex by embarking on perilous ventures. Sponsored by the Adventure Girl Almanac, "Air Ace Grace" and Willa soar above the city while below the Depression takes its toll and the shadows of the coming war lengthen. But as the days pass, the women's ties to humanity fall away, and the growing intensity of their connection becomes as gripping as the perils that besiege them. For the two pilots, there is no speech over the wind's rush, only an elaborate sign language in which they must invent the world anew. All the while, the endurance test wears on, its outcome jeopardized by fatigue, weather, mechanical breakdown, and the lethal efforts of a saboteur.
In this accomplished debut, Helen Humphreys displays the sensuous, shimmering language of a poet as she evokes the early days of flying and all that is fine--and base--in human nature.
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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. Metropolitan (New York), 1997. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. As New in an as-new dust jacket. A perfect unread copy. Novel. F4100. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1528
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Tanning to text. Remainder mark along bottom edge of text block. Sticker mark on front of d/j. Some bruising to top of spine. ; 7.6 X 5.3 X 0.9 inches. Nº de ref. del artículo: 185565
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Rubbing to top of d/j and tips. ; 7.60 X 5.30 X 0.90 inches. Nº de ref. del artículo: 76187
Descripción Condición: Acceptable. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Nº de ref. del artículo: FORT759570
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: As New. 1997 Hardcover Edition. DJ has light shelf wear. Signed by author on title page. DJ is price clipped inside front flap. Nº de ref. del artículo: BB4-9-24-21-00
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Fine+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Tan hardcovers with tan cloth spine covering. A Fine book with a bright, unmarked text, inscription to the previous owner on the front free end paper, and a tight binding. Very light spine end bumping. The DJ is Near Fine with light cover scuffing. "Set in 1930s Canada, this novel tells the story of Willa and Grace, two female pilots attempting to break the world record for non-stop flight. As they take to the air, the focus shifts to Maddy, a young girl who idolizes the two women whilst fearing for her safety as the Canadian Nazis move in." ; 7.60 X 5.30 X 0.90 inches; 232 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 18641
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 232 pp. Light rubbing and edgewear. Interior unmarked. Binding tight. Nº de ref. del artículo: 027006
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: NF. Estado de la sobrecubierta: NF. Novel of a Canadian aviatrix during the Depression. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1095513
Descripción Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. First printing. Signed by author on title page. Lightly bumped on ends of spine, faint smudge on bottom edge, else near fine. DJ lightly wrinkled on ends of spine, heel of spine chipped, else very good plus. Protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 005446
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Good. Good. book. Nº de ref. del artículo: D7S9-1-M-0002245469-3