From a house on the edge of her familys dusty farmland airstrip near Chicagothe child Cassie OMalley would sneak into the night to look at the planessitting shi... » 

From a house on the edge of her familys dusty farmland airstrip near Chicagothe child Cassie OMalley would sneak into the night to look at the planessitting shimmering in the moonlight. Her World War I veteran father Patwanted his son to be a pilot not his reckless redhaired daughter. But it wasCassie who had the gift. Ever since she could remember Cassie felt the pull ofgetting in a cockpit and taking to the skies. Observing all the while was herfathers junior partner Nick Stick Galvin a fellow war ace and airbornedaredevil. Nick would become her confidant and best friend willing to breakall the rules to teach her to fly knowing that the greatest gift he could giveher was the freedom of flying.When California entrepreneur Desmon Williams sees Cassie in a local airshow heinvites her to California where she breaks new ground as a test pilot. SoonCassies recordbreaking flights make her a media darling. Drawn by Desmondsplans for her to break Amelia Earhardts records but determined to avoid hermistakes Cassie trains for the remarkable journey around the world. Frompublic appearances to press conferences easily used by both her husband andthe press Cassie realizes that there is more to life than making headlines.Risking her life pushing herself to her limits she decides to chart her owncourse and pursue her own destiny whatever it costs her.Wings is set in a time of constant change when the world was on the brink ofwar and the skies were filled with adventurers a time when courage and daringforever changed modernday aviation. «