- Transatlantic voyages, Fiction, Air travel, Air pilots
A tale spanning 150 years and two continents reimagines the peace efforts of democracy champion Frederick Douglass, Senator George Mitchell and World War I airmen John Alcock and Teddy Brown through the experiences of four generations of women from a matriarchal clan.
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Grave, earnest, epic and meticulous.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Colum McCann, Colum McCann
- First published
- 2013
- Pages
- 328
- Publisher
- Large Print Press, Random House Audio, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9781594136856
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