West with the Night, Illustrated by Beryl Markham

West with the Night, Illustrated

Beryl Markham

261 pages first pub 1942 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced

Description

Growing up in East Africa, the author describes her life as a pioneer aviator, a horse breeder, pilot of passengers and supplies in a small plane to remote corners of Africa, and became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 1,158 reviews

Moods

adventurous 89%
reflective 65%
inspiring 56%
informative 37%
challenging 17%
funny 17%
emotional 13%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
dark 1%
sad 1%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 40%
fast 5%

Average rating

3.99

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...