The Flying Circus

by Emily Trafford Berges

William Morrow and Company, 1985, [First Edition – Stated], ISBN 0688029892, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, tape residue to covers, a little insect damage to edges of introductory pages, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, bumping, chipping, creasing and small tears, a little insect damage in parts to folds (see photographs)

“In the air and on the ground, in love and in war, the women in the Rice family have, for over four decades, challenged the men in their lives, refusing to come out second best.  The three older sisters – Alice, Julia and Anna – started flying in the years before World War I.  Along with their two brothers, one of whom was killed in a crash, they were known as the Fabulous Flying Rices, and their world was the world of small-time aviation in the Midwest.  They entertained at carnivals and state fairs, acted as barnstormers and stunt pilots, hauled mail and took part in air races.
Against this highly original background, Emily Trafford Berges has written what is certain to be one of the best first novels…”