'Amy Johnsonis an inspiration to any adventurer - her physical courage, skill and determination knew no bounds' Ellen MacArthur 'Gillies is to be congratulated. This is a first-rate story about a remarkable woman' Edwina Currie, New Statesman 'Amy Johnson was the real-life, 20th-century, female equivalent of the fairy-tale boys who come out of nowhere to beat all comers. People compared her to Joan of Arc. Presidents and film stars lined up to be photographed with her. The public mobbed her wherever she went' Daily Telegraph 'Fascinating and well researched...Amy Johnson was the first modern woman in a technological age to be seen as an international symbol of adventure and heroism' Independent on Sunday 'Midge Gillies's compelling portrait is of a woman who started out an old-fashioned heroine but soon transformed herself into a celebrity in the modern mould' The Scotsman
Midge Gillies is a freelance journalist who has written for The Guardian, The Independent and the Financial Times, and is a creative writing tutor for Cambridge University Board of Continuing Education. She lives in Ely with her husband and young daughter.
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