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Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon

With everyone onboard harboring dark secrets and at least one person determined to make sure the airship doesn't make the return trip, Flight of Dreams gives an utterly suspenseful, heart-wrenching explanation for one of the most enduring mysteries of the twentieth century.
On the evening of May 3, 1937, Emilie Imhof boards the Hindenburg. As the only female crewmember, Emilie has access to the entire airship, from the lavish dining rooms and passenger suites to the gritty engine cars and control room. She hears everything, but with rumors circulating about bomb threats, Emilie's focus is on maintaining a professional air . . . and keeping her own plans under wraps.
What Emilie can't see is that everyone from the dynamic vaudeville acrobat to the high-standing German officer seems to be hiding something.
Giving free rein to countless theories of sabotage, charade, and mishap, Flight of Dreams takes us on the thrilling three-day transatlantic flight through the alternating perspectives of Emilie; Max, the ship's navigator who is sweet on her; Gertrud, a bold female journalist who's been blacklisted in her native Germany; Werner, a thirteen-year-old cabin boy with a bad habit of sneaking up on people; and a brash American who's never without a drink in his hand. Everyone knows more than they initially let on, and as the novel moves inexorably toward its tragic climax, the question of which of the passengers will survive the trip infuses every scene with a deliciously unbearable tension.
With enthralling atmospheric details that immediately transport and spellbinding plotting that would make Agatha Christie proud, Flight of Dreams will keep you guessing till the last page. And, as The New York Times Book Review said of her last novel, This book is more meticulously choreographed than a chorus line. It all pays off.

Ariel Lawhon is a New York Times bestselling historical fiction author who has received critical praise. Her works have been chosen as Library Reads, One Book One County, Indie Next, Costco, and Book of the Month Club selections in a variety of languages. Her husband and four sons live in the rolling hills outside of Nashville, Tennessee. She works part-time at a grocery shop and part-time at a baseball field.

SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780385540025
ISBN 10 0385540027
Title Flight of Dreams
Author Ariel Lawhon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Doubleday Books
Year published 2016-02-23
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.