Please join us for a discussion and Q & A with local author Ann Hood and her newest book, Fly Girl: A Memoir. 

We've partnered with Savoy Bookshop for this event. To purchase a signed copy of her book with complementary eye mask please click here, or mention Westerly Library in-store.

About the book:

In 1978, in the tailwind of the Golden Age of air travel, flight attendants were the epitome of glamor and sophistication. Fresh out of college and hungry to experience the world, Ann Hood joined their ranks. She carved chateaubriand in the first-class cabin, found romance on layovers in London and Lisbon, and walked more than a million miles in high heels, smiling as she served thousands of passengers. She flew through the start of deregulation, an oil crisis, massive furloughs, and a labor strike.

As the airline industry changed around her, Hood began to write—even drafting snatches of her first novel from the jump-seat. She reveals how the job empowered her, despite its roots in sexist standards. Packed with funny, moving, and shocking stories of life as a flight attendant, Fly Girl captures the nostalgia and magic of air travel at its height, and the thrill that remains with every takeoff.

About Ann Hood:

Ann Hood is the author of the best-selling novels The Book That Matters Most, The Obituary Writer, and The Knitting Circle and the memoir Comfort: A Journey Through Grief. Her most recent book is the memoir Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and NYC.