Flight Log by Susan Humphrey - Book Tour + Giveaway
Book Details:
Book Title: FlightLog: The Novel Adventures of a Stewardess Wannabe Who Becomes a
Flight Attendant by Susan Humphrey
Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 338 pages
Genre: Women's Fiction, Chick Lit, Memoir(ish), Coming-of-age
Publisher: Majuscule Press
Release date: August, 2022
Content Rating: PG. A few romantic encounters but light on the details. Reference to tobacco
use.
Book Description:
“It was 1978. People didn’t have home computers, video players, or
answering machines. We rented our telephones from local phone companies and
hand-wrote letters. The terms ‘politically correct’ and ‘African-American’
had not been coined. ‘Eating disorders’ and ‘alternate lifestyles’ were not
yet common household phrases. Only strippers wore thongs, which made perfect
sense to me, as they only caused one to gyrate their hynie in a desperate
attempt to dislodge the bothersome wedgie.”
So writes Sherri Van
Ness, an unassuming girl from the burbs of Kansas who’s about to embark on
the adventure of her life when she signs up to become a stewardess. But it’s
much more turbulent than this doughy-eyed 19-year-old ever imagined as she
tries to navigate past grouchy passengers, fly-by-night relationships and
the unforgiving, relentless, humiliating, monthly weigh-ins. Some dreams
come true. Others require a vomit bag.
That’s not to say Sherri
doesn’t enjoy herself. Au contraire! There are friends to be made and men to
be made and the maid who made up her room in New York is so nice!
Yes,
the work is difficult at times and the money isn’t always good, but there
are perks: free flights and an endless supply of tiny vodka bottles and
salted peanuts (peanut allergies hadn’t been invented yet.)
Like
Dorothy Gale sans Toto, Sherri leaves Kansas and finds herself amidst a cast
of characters as strange to her as the Scarecrow and the Munchkins were to
Dorothy. Her whirlwind journey takes her from innocent, insecure stewardess
to mature and confident flight attendant. Or does she?
Book your
flight now with this very enjoyable read, put your seat back in the upright
position, and enjoy the ride!
Meet the Author:
Susan Jo Humphrey, the daughter of a diplomat, was born in Izmir, Turkey
where she lived for three years. She also lived in Korea and Thailand,
before returning home to the US with her family as a teenager. She has
traveled all over the United States, and has called several parts of this
country ‘home.’ Her many airplane rides as a child convinced her she must
one day become a stewardess. Suz was a flight attendant for thirteen of
her twenty-five years with UAL. She began penning FlightLog with the help of the Naperville Writer’s Group, outside of Chicago.
There, she published in their annual pamphlet, had a humor piece printed
in an online magazine, and contributed many articles to local newspapers.
At the time of publication, she is busy working on FlightLog II.
Away from the keyboard, Suz loves yoga, reading, cooking,
listening to music and playing her guitar. She still enjoys mapping out
travel to faraway places she’s never seen, as well as planning return
trips to her favorite spots.
She currently lives in Southern
California and has two grown children. Today, she’s in healthcare, where
she’s worked since 2014. Suz was the ‘baby’ of her flight attendant
classes – and the ‘senior’ student in her nursing classes. She’s eager to
write that story as well: a novice baby-boomer RN begins her dream career
as a travel nurse – just as a pandemic breaks out!
connect with the author: website
1 Comments
I like the blending of genres and adore that cover.
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