By: Camille Di Maio
Narrators: Carly Robin, Dominique
Salvacion, Sherri Slater
Brilliance Audio
ISBN: 9781662523946
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Publication Date: 02/18/2025
Format: Audio & e-book
My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC)
It’s 1962, the dawn of the jet-set era. Hope takes flight for two Pan Am stewardesses navigating an adventurous new life in a novel about love, friendship, and escape by the bestselling author of The Memory of Us and Until We Meet.
Welcome to a glamorous gateway to the jet age.
Judy Goodman and Beverly Caldwell have different reasons for putting continents and oceans between themselves and their disparate pasts, but they have the same desire―to earn a coveted position on an elite team of stewardesses for Pan American Airlines. For Judy, running away from an oppressive marriage in small-town Pennsylvania is a risk she must take. And for Beverly, leaving behind the gilded cage of New York society will allow her to pursue a future of her own making.
Embracing the culture, etiquette, and strict rules of a thrilling and unpredictable new world above the clouds, Judy and Beverly are bound for faraway destinations and opportunities that other women dare only to dream about. But as they build a deep friendship, encounter love and danger, and discover what’s truly important, Judy and Beverly must also confront the secrets that could change their lives all over again―and forever.
My Review
Camille di Maio (favorite author) and master storyteller returns with a dazzling and beautifully written heartfelt tale of two women, best friends, back to 1962 and the glamorous Pan American Airlines with COME FLY WITH ME.
You will be transported to the Golden Age of Air Travel!
About...
Judy Goodman and Beverly Caldwell meet but do not realize how each other will impact one another's life. They both are striving for a position as stewardesses for Pan American Airlines.
Judy is running away from an abusive marriage in small-town Pennsylvania. As a stewardess, she is not allowed to be married, but she must keep this a secret to leave her husband and make an independent life for herself.
Beverly is leaving behind the New York society that will allow her to pursue a future of her own. She does not want to marry someone her dad thinks is good for business.
Enter the world of rules, adventure, etiquette, social, and culture above the clouds. The two women form a friendship and are loyal to one another. They both have secrets, sacrifice, and tragedy.
My thoughts...
"COME FLY WITH ME is enthralling! Beautifully written, meticulously researched, and richly evocative.”
Everything Camille Di Maio writes is meticulously researched and elegantly told with grace and finesse. All her books are fascinating and bring to life a piece of important history, leaving you feeling empowered, informed, and enriched.
I have read every book she has written; she is a top writer. If you have not read her books, I highly recommend them. Her prose is lyrical and vivid, and her characters are heartfelt and highly relatable. You will find a piece of yourself in Judy and Beverly. Friendships in this story are formed from shared adversity, scars of life, and shared experiences. I love books set in this period and enjoyed the friendship between these women.
The title fits the Frank Sinatra song, and the 1960s come alive on the page. You will be in awe of these courageous women who risked their lives —flexible, adventurous, organized, and fearless. Their bravery will inspire you.
Told from POV: Judy, Beverly, and Mo'orea, French Polynesia.
Audiobook...
I read the ebook and listened to the audiobook narrated by the talented Carly Robins, Dominique Salvacion, and Sherri Slater, elevating the story and making the characters come alive for an engaging listening experience.
Recs...
COME FLY WITH ME is for fans of the author and those who enjoy strong women and historical fiction.
Thanks to Lake Union Publishing and Brilliance Audio for an advanced review and listening copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.
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Pub Date: Feb 18, 2025
My Rating: 5 Stars
About the Author
Camille Di Maio is the bestselling author of Until We Meet, The First Emma, The Beautiful Strangers, The Way of Beauty, Before the Rain Falls, and The Memory of Us. In addition to writing women’s fiction, Camille buys too many baked goods at farmers markets, unashamedly belts out Broadway tunes when the mood strikes, and regularly faces her fear of flying to indulge in her passion for travel. She and her husband have worked in real estate for twenty-five years in both Texas and Virginia. Together, they have four children―almost all grown―as well as a large German shepherd who thinks she’s a lapdog.
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