Overview
āDonāt be silly! Girls canāt fly,ā seven-year-old Lolaās father admonishes her as they fly across Canada on a commercial flight in 1962. She is crushedābut decides he must be right. Sheās only ever seen male pilots, after all.
Highway to the Sky begins during the empty zone of women in aviation, a three-decade drought following WWII when men reclaimed the jobs that had been performed by women during the war and forced women back to diapers and dishes, where they ābelonged.ā
Despite Lolaās childhood desire to avoid the straitjacket of traditional female roles and become a pilot, her desperate need for unconditional affection after a lonesome childhood sways her determination. At age twenty, she leaps into marriage and motherhood. Four years, one toxic relationship, and one private pilot license later, she leaves her husband, even though she knows sheāll be censured by friends, family, and 1970s society at large.
Lolaās head-on battle with tradition continues as the lone female pilot in her advanced flight training program and on the job as a flight instructor, bush pilot, charter pilot, and commuter airline pilot between 1979 and 1993. Flying is challenging at times, yesābut her true obstacles are the hostility, sabotage, and discrimination she faces in her industry. She perseveres, however. Ultimately, flying is what gives her the courage to regain control of her lifeāand helps her find personal happiness.
This book title, Highway to the Sky (An Aviator's Journey), ISBN: 9781647428006, by Lola Reid Allin, published by She Writes Press (September 17, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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