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The lost pilots, the spectacular rise and scandalous fall of aviation's golden couple, Corey Mead

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The lost pilots

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Corey Mead

the spectacular rise and scandalous fall of aviation's golden couple

"During the height of the Roaring Twenties, Jessie Miller longs for adventure. Fleeing a passionless marriage in the backwaters of Australia, twenty-three year-old Jessie arrives in London and promptly falls in with the Bright Young Things, those gin-soaked, boho-chic intellectuals draped in suits, flapper dresses, and pearls. At a party, Jessie meets Captain William Lancaster, married himself and fresh from the Royal Air Force, with a scheme in his head to become as famous as Charles Lindbergh, who has just crossed the Atlantic. Lancaster will do Lindy one better: fly from London to Melbourne, and in Jessie Miller he's found the perfect copilot. Within months, the two embark on a half-year journey across the globe, hopping from one colonial outpost to the next. But like world records, marriage vows can be broken, and upon their landing in Melbourne, Jessie and William are not only international celebrities but also deeply in love. Yet the financial crash of 1929 catches up to even the fastest aviator, and the couple finds themselves in dire straits at their rented house on the outskirts of Miami, the glare of the limelight fading quickly. To make ends meet, Jessie agrees to write a memoir and picks the dashing Haden Clarke as her ghostwriter. It's not long before this toxic mix of bootleg booze and a handsome interloper leads to a shocking crime, a trial that scandalizes the world, and a reckless act of abandon to win back former glory."--, Provided by publisher

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