I had the pleasure to receive some books as a gift for Christmas: among them, a very nice surprise with this book by Katell Faria, who made me discover the extraordinary life of these pioneers of aviation. A pure delight!
Patrice Franceschi who wrote the foreword of the book authored by Katell Faria shares this summary: “Beryl Markham, Adrienne Bolland, Hélène Boucher, Maryse Hilsz, Bessie Coleman, Maryse Bastié: six names of exceptional women aviators among a hundred or so who, between the two world wars, occupied a leading position in what was later called the “heroic era of aviation” – an era corresponding, not coincidentally, to the Roaring Twenties and the first women’s emancipation movements. Katell Faria provides here striking portraits of these modern-day heroines, telling about their unheard-of exploits, their sorrows and joys, but also their loves and their sometimes tragic endings, making them exist again through the grace of writing.”
