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West with the Night
By: Beryl Markham
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ISBN: 9780860685418 Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Year of publishing: 1984 Format: Paperback
No of Pages: 320
WEST WITH THE NIGHT appeared on 13 bestseller lists on first publication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham -- aviator, racehorse trainer, fascinating beauty -and her life in the Kenya...Read more
WEST WITH THE NIGHT appeared on 13 bestseller lists on first publication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham -- aviator, racehorse trainer, fascinating beauty -and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and 30s. Markham was taken to Kenya at the age of four. As an adult she was befriended by Denys Finch-Hatton, the big-game hunter of OUT OF AFRICA fame, who took her flying in his airplane. Thrilled by the experience, Markham went on to become the first woman in Kenya to receive a commercial pilot's license. In 1936 she determined to fly solo across the Atlantic -- without stopping. When Charles Lindbergh did the same, he had the wind behind him. Markham, by contrast, had a strong headwind against her and a plane that only flew up to 163 mph. On 4 September, she took off ...Several days later, she crash-landed in Nova Scotia and became an instant celebrity.
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About the author: Beryl Markham
Review:A beautiful and evocative story that deserves to be ranked alongside Karen Blixen's OUT OF AFRICA Time Out A poet's feeling for her land, an adventurer's response to life New York HERALD Tribune...Read more
A beautiful and evocative story that deserves to be ranked alongside Karen Blixen's OUT OF AFRICA Time Out A poet's feeling for her land, an adventurer's response to life New York HERALD Tribune Markham made her name as one of the first pilots to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1936 ... A vivacious account of an eccentric life, with Markham's headstrong nature and spirit shining out Daily Mail
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