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It started off with a re-read of Beryl Markham's excellent West with the Night, and I just got carried away with the genre. If you loved watching "Out of Africa" or "White Mischief" and have become enchanted with the Edwardian drama Downton Abbey, you...
Altogether it's a nice way to introduce a criminally overlooked heroine to today's readers and makes for excellent reading even if you have never heard of Beryl Markham. MacColl follows her previous novel based on Queen Victoria in fine fashion with...
MacColl’s Promise the Night imagines the thrilling childhood of famed aviatrix Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo cross the Atlantic from England to North America. The seeds of her daring spirit were sown in the primal and lush jungles of her...
McManus Room Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m.: Author talk: Westporter Michaela MacColl on her latest historical novel for teens. Promise the Night is about Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo from England to North America. McManus Room Monday,...
These pioneers, all heroines of Darcy-Henneman's, included Hilda Hewlett, the first Englishwoman to gain a pilot's licence and Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo east to west across the Atlantic. In 2005, Darcy-Hennemann, as part of a Boeing...
Beryl Markham (26 October 1902 - 3 August 1986), was a British-born Kenyan author, pilot, horse trainer and adventurer. Full Article
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