Bibliograph

Fly girl, a memoir, Ann Hood

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Fly girl, a memoir, Ann Hood

Language

eng

Characteristic

sound

Main title

Fly girl

Oclc number

1341861704

Responsibility statement

Ann Hood

Sub title

a memoir

Summary

"In 1978, in the tailwind of the Golden Age of air travel, flight attendants were the epitome of glamor and sophistication. Fresh out of college and hungry to experience the world, Ann Hood joined their ranks. She carved chateaubriand in the first-class cabin, found romance on layovers in London and Lisbon, and walked more than a million miles in high heels, smiling as she served thousands of passengers. She flew through the start of deregulation, an oil crisis, massive furloughs, and a labor strike. As the airline industry changed around her, Hood began to write-even drafting snatches of her first novel from the jump-seat. She reveals how the job empowered her, despite its roots in sexist standards. Packed with funny, moving, and shocking stories of life as a flight attendant, Fly Girl captures the nostalgia and magic of air travel at its height, and the thrill that remains with every takeoff"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Taking flight -- Fly girls -- How a become an airline stewardess -- Breech Training Academy -- Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard TWA flight number... -- New hire -- Holding a line -- "If you take our hand, we'll take your dream across the sky..." -- St. Louis blues -- When the worst happens -- Furlough -- Up, up, and away -- Strike! -- Thank you for flying TWA... -- Me and the sky

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