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Book Details:
Book Title: Flight Log: 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
Format available for review: print (US), ebook (EPUB, PDF), audiobook (audible download)
Tour dates: Mar 6 to Mar 24, 2023
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!
“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!
MY REVIEW
The year is 1978 and things have changed so much in the last 45 years, as we will see in this new book. I found Flight Log to be a very interesting book. It was a fun and exciting journey to the 1970's. There are many laugh out loud moments that will keep the story interesting enough that you want to keep read, you need to see what is going to happen.
Author Susan Humphrey doesn't leave a lot out of the happenings back in the day and life as a stewardess. The characters told this story so well and their character development was spot on throughout the story. If you are in the market for a good, clean story about the 1970's, this is one I know you will enjoy. Check this one out. I just know you will love it.
A special thanks to the author/publisher for a copy of this book. I am not required to write a positive review, the opinions here are mine alone. I am disclosing this with my review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
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!
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
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Mar 23 – Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review / giveaway
Mar 24 – Inspired J Reads – book review / giveaway
Mar 6 - Authors on iTours: Let's Talk Books! – audiobook review
Mar 6 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Mar 7 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotight / guest post / giveaway
Mar 8 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review / giveaway
Mar 8 - Books for Books - book spotlight
Mar 9 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway
Mar 9 - Leanne Bookstagram – book review
Mar 10 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight
Mar 10 - Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Mar 11 - Splashes of Joy - book review / giveaway
Mar 13 – Jazzy Book Reviews– book spotlight / giveaway
Mar 13 – Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review / giveaway
Mar 14 – @amandainpa – book review / giveaway
Mar 14 - Books are a Blessing - book review / giveaway
Mar 14 - The Adventures of a Traveler's Wife – book review / giveaway
Mar 15 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
Mar 15 - Amy’s Booket List - audiobook review giveaway
Mar 16 – Book Queen Bee – book review / guest post / giveaway
Mar 16 - The Obsessed Reader – book review / giveaway
Mar 17 – Novels Alive – audiobook review / giveaway
Mar 17 - Welcome To MLM Opinions Reviews – book review
Mar 20 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway
Mar 20 - I'm Into Books - book spotlight / giveaway
Mar 21 - Gina Rae Mitchell - audiobook review / guest post giveaway
Mar 21 – Adventurous Jessy – book review / giveaway
Mar 21 – fundinmental - book spotlight / giveaway
Mar 22 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Mar 22 - Celticlady's Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
Mar 22 - Sue’s Musings – book review / giveaway
Mar 22 - Books and Games – book review / author interview / giveaway
Mar 23 – Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review / giveaway
Mar 24 – Inspired J Reads – book review / giveaway
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