West with the Night 夜航西飞 当当5星级英文学习产品
作者： Beryl
出版社：little brown 1984年06月
简介：
WEST WITH THE NIGHT appeared on 13 bestseller lists on firstpublication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of BerylMarkham -- aviator, racehorse trainer, fascinating beauty -and herlife in the Kenya of the 1920s and 30s. Markham was taken to Kenyaat the age of four. As an adult she was befriended by DenysFinch-Hatton, the big-game hunter of OUT OF AFRICA fame, who tookher flying in his airplane. Thrilled by the experience, Markhamwent on to become the first woman in Kenya to receive a commercialpilot's license. In 1936 she determined to fly solo across theAtlantic -- without stopping. When Charles Lindbergh did the same,he had the wind behind him. Markham, by contrast, had a strongheadwind against her and a plane that only flew up to 163 mph. On 4September, she took off ...Several days later, she crash-landed inNova Scotia and became an instant celebrity.
【媒体评论】
A beautiful and evocative story that deserves to be rankedalongside Karen Blixen's OUT OF AFRICA Time Out A poet's feelingfor her land, an adventurer's response to life New York HERALDTribune
