A Pair of Wings

"""Invigorating! A Pair of Wings is the inspiring, richly detailed American Great Migration story we've been missing. Carole Hopson writes heroine and pioneer Bessie Coleman as if she's been living inside her head. I loved it."" --Crystal Smith Paul, author of Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? ""For anyone seeking adventure, this novel of Bessie's life will lift you up, energize, and inspire you!"" --Eileen Collins, author of Through The Glass Ceiling To the Stars ""Everyone who believes in aviation's promise of freedom should know the remarkable story of Bessie Coleman, whose ambition, skills, and courage are brought to life in Carole Hopson's fascinating and heartrending book."" --Mark Vanhoenacker, pilot and author of Skyfaring ""Bessie Coleman's audacious story has been waiting for Carole Hopson. A trained reporter with a romantic imagination, Hopson captures Coleman's courage, brilliance, and passion from Jim Crow Texas to South Side Chicago; through France and Germany; and back to treacherous, barnstorming-while-Black America. But above it all, there's flight itself. This book soars! No one flew like Queen Bess; no one tells it like Captain Carole."" --Lorene Cary, author of Ladysitting ""Bessie Coleman was a pioneering aviatrix who, in the early part of the 20th century, was forced to travel to France to learn to fly, as no one in the U.S. would give a Black woman lessons. Her thrilling true story makes for an exciting, inspiring work of fiction in Hopson's hands. This may be the author's first novel, but as a commercial pilot herself, she takes the tale and soars with it."" --Leigh Haber, Oprah Daily ""Ever wonder what Bessie Coleman's thoughts were as she pioneered her flying journey to become known as the Queen? Carole Hopson's page-turner gives the insight... I promise, you will enjoy the ride... Well done!"" --Vanessa Blacknall-Jamison, Board of Advisors Chairwoman, Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals ""...Riveting... Bessie's story is told in a manner that entertains and captivates...from the first page to the last. Fly with Bessie and come away with an eyewitness account of a staunch trailblazer in aviation."" --Albert Glenn, 777 Captain (ret.), FedEx and Co-Director, Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Flight Academy"