Description for Flying
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
?Flying? focuses on seven characters crewing an airliner on a longhaul return flight between London and New York, and the repercussions of a wild crew party in the down route hotel. Set entirely in the air, as the plane slips from one air traffic control zone to the next, the life stories of the seven slowly unravel, revealing deep scars, strange attractions and an overwhelming need to find a place they can each call home.
?Flying? focuses on seven characters crewing an airliner on a longhaul return flight between London and New York, and the repercussions of a wild crew party in the down route hotel. Set entirely in the air, as the plane slips from one air traffic control zone to the next, the life stories of the seven slowly unravel, revealing deep scars, strange attractions and an overwhelming need to find a place they can each call home.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340717332
SKU
KKD0001574
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Henry Sutton
Henry Sutton was born in 1963 in Norfolk. He began a career in journalism with the Norwich Mercury and now regularly contributes travel articles to The Times, Conde Nast Traveller and Elle. He has written three previous novels, Gorleston, Bank Holiday Monday and The Househunter, and lives in London.
Reviews for Flying
'Here's an interesting idea. Sutton's novel is built around the return journey of an aeroplane between Heathrow and JFK, New York. Essentially, it's high altititude meets high Modernist as Sutton strips away the cheery smiles, revealing the thoughts of the flight crew in a series of interior monologues - AIRPORT crossed with Virginia Woolf. The result is ... Read more