New York: Gallery Books / Simon & Schuster, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in the 1920s, this is an historical novel based on the "little-known story of three aviatrixes in a race to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. . . Elsie Mackay, daughter of an Earl, is the first Englishwoman to get her pilots license. Mabel Boll, a glamorous society darling and former cigar girl, is ardent to make the historic flight. Beauty pageant contestant Ruth Elder uses her winnings for flying lessons and becomes the preeminent American girl of the sky." Illustrated with photographs. Author's note, bibiography. 455 pp. ISBN: 978-1451659405.