West With The Night
€14.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780860685418 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Publishing Date | 17/09/1984 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €14.06 |
| Tax | €0.84 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €14.90 |
| Availability | +20 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
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.