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1927. Flight fever is running rampant and whether they are called trailblazers or reckless fools, the daring flyers are all anyone can talk about. And now the Honourable Miss Elsie Mackay, glamorous former film star and regular name in gossip columns, has a new ambition – to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic.

Stella Campbell once felt at the heart of world events. As a typist at the Paris Peace Conference, she had helped forge peace across Europe. But a decade on, post-war hopes are frayed and Stella’s sense of self has been worn away by marriage and motherhood until she’s not sure what remains.

In recent years, Stella’s sister Corran has been wrapped up in her books and academic career, determinedly single, or so it seems. But when the secrets she has been carefully guarding start to emerge, will she be able to step beyond the constraints of her sex?

Three women, a fearless aviatrix, a jaded wife and a secretive academic strain to reach for their dreams on the cusp of an uncertain future.