The Aviatrix

by Violet Marsh

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"Saint Louis, 1923. The golden age of flight has just begun, and pilot Mattie McAdams refuses to cede the skies to cocky flyboys. She longs to perform daring stunts in her family's flying circus, but the men in her life stand in her way--including the show's star performer, Leo Ward. They can wring their hands all they want; Mattie won't stay grounded for long. In the Great War, Leo Ward watched his best friend and Mattie's twin brother, Alfred, perish in the skies over German territory. show more Since then, he's vowed to protect the McAdams family, taking on the most perilous stunts himself. But the skies are too big for any one man. Mattie joins a female-dominated flying circus, kicking off a tantalizing aerial dance as the two pilots make efforts to one-up each other in the skies across America. As planes and passions soar, can Mattie and Leo look beyond their egos to see the great heights they might reach together?"--Page 4 of cover. show less

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This book was so good. It follow the story of Mattie, a pilot in 1923, who family is having a hard time keeping up with the payments of their flight school. The day her life changes, she’s flying stunts in the field by her house when she meets Vera, a very determined businesswoman who is putting her very own all female flight circus. Immediately, Mattie is well aware this could solve her family’s problems and immediately agrees. However, she didn’t intend on Leo, her brother’s childhood friend, coming along for the ride. The entire book was amazingly written and more than once, I wanted to be a pilot as I read. The book is a good balance between flying and drama and it will suck you in quickly. Violet Marsh is a wonderful show more storyteller and I really enjoyed reading Mattie’s story. Highly recommend. show less

Sep 4, 2022

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