Weather to Fly: A Novel in Stories

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Weather to Fly is a collection of adventure stories, tall tales in the great American tradition. Inspired equally by Mark Twain, Amelia Earhart, Pancho Barnes, and P. T. Barnum, they are war stories, ghost stories, and love stories. There's a World War II warbird that may or may not have a soul or a conscience; in an Alaska saloon a bush pilot who thinks he's dying reveals a long-hidden secret; and the unlikeliest of pairs fall in love in an airport terminal. By turns whimsical and heart-wrenching, like the best adventures, these stories never end up where you expect.

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"LeGras's settings are solid, reflecting the flying milieu, with each story thematically addressing the human condition and the spirit's desire for peace and love. Despite allusions to the mystical, characters always seem to be a firmly anchored."--Foreword

Author Bio

Christopher LeGras is a fifth-generation Californian, writer, publisher, and recovering lawyer who lives with with an ever-changing number of dogs in his hometown of Los Angeles. He publishes the quarterly literary journal Whiskey Orange. This is his first book.