The Wright Sister: A Novel by Patty Dann (English) Compact Disc Book

Description: The Wright Sister by Patty Dann, Elizabeth Wiley An epistolary novel of historical fiction that imagines the life of Katharine Wright and her relationship with her famous brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright.On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the worlds first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, establishing the Wright Brothers as world-renowned pioneers of flight. Known to far fewer people was their whip-smart and well-educated sister Katharine, a suffragette and early feminist.After Wilbur passed away, Katharine lived with and took care of her increasingly reclusive brother Orville, who often turned to his more confident and supportive sister to help him through fame and fortune. But when Katharine became engaged to their mutual friend, Harry Haskell, Orville felt abandoned and betrayed. He smashed a pitcher of flowers against a wall and refused to attend the wedding or speak to Katharine or Harry. As the years went on, the siblings grew further and further apart. In The Wright Sister, Patty Dann wonderfully imagines the blossoming of Katharine, revealed in her "Marriage Diary"--in which she emerges as a frank, vibrant, intellectually and socially engaged, sexually active woman coming into her own--and her one-sided correspondence with her estranged brother as she hopes to repair their fractured relationship. Even though she pictures "Orv" throwing her letters away, Katharine cannot contain her joie de vivre, her love of married life, her strong advocacy of the suffragette cause, or her abiding affection for her stubborn sibling as she fondly recalls their shared life.An inspiring and poignant chronicle of feminism, family, and forgiveness, The Wright Sister is an unforgettable portrait of a woman, a sister of inventors, who found a way to reinvent herself. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Patty Dann has published three novels, Mermaids, Starfish, and Sweet & Crazy. Her most recent nonfiction book is The Butterfly Hours: Transforming Memories into Memoir. Her work has been translated into French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Mermaids was made into a movie, starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Christina Ricci. She has taught at the Fairfield County Writers Studio, Sarah Lawrence Writing Institute, and the West Side YMCA in NYC. New York Magazine named Dann one of the "Great Teachers of NYC". Dann is married to journalist Michael Hill and has one son and two stepsons.Elizabeth Wiley, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a seasoned actor, dialect coach, and theater professor. In addition to her growing portfolio of audiobooks, her voice can be heard in The Idea of America, Colonial Williamsburgs virtual learning curriculum; in Paul Meiers e-textbook Speaking Shakespeare; and modeling US-English on one of the worlds top language-learning products. Review "Dann does an amazing job of transporting readers in time."-- "Booklist" Review Quote "Dann does an amazing job of transporting readers in time." Details ISBN1799926877 Author Elizabeth Wiley Short Title The Wright Sister Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1799926877 ISBN-13 9781799926870 Format Compact Disc Publication Date 2020-08-18 Subtitle A Novel DEWEY 813.6 Playing time 361 Publisher HarperCollins Imprint HarperCollins Narrator Elizabeth Wiley Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158619192;

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