{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-flight-9780062427922","title":"The Secrets of Flight","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis captivating, breakout novel--told in alternating viewpoints--brings readers from the skies of World War II to the present day, where a woman is prepared to tell her secrets at last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstranged from her family since just after World War II, Mary Browning has spent her entire adult life hiding from her past. Now eighty-seven years old and a widow, she is still haunted by secrets and fading memories of the family she left behind. Her one outlet is the writing group she's presided over for a decade, though she's never written a word herself. When a new member walks in--a fifteen-year-old girl who reminds her so much of her beloved sister Sarah--Mary is certain fate delivered Elyse Strickler to her for a reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary hires the serious-eyed teenager to type her story about a daring female pilot who, during World War II, left home for the sky and gambled everything for her dreams--including her own identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they begin to unravel the web of Mary's past, Mary and Elyse form an unlikely friendship. Together they discover it's never too late for second chances and that sometimes forgiveness is all it takes for life to take flight in the most unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeffler, Maggie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMaggie Leffler is an American novelist and a family medicine physician. A native of Columbia, Maryland, she graduated from the University of Delaware and volunteered with AmeriCorps before attending St. George's University School of Medicine. She practices medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband and sons. \u003cem\u003eThe Secrets of Flight\u003c\/em\u003e is her third novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844015788306,"sku":"9780062427922","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5adb1b3c-aa9a-4137-a311-a16703368bbf.jpg?v=1737307062","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-secrets-of-flight-9780062427922","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}