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PRAISE FOR LEARNING TO FLY

Learning to Fly is a wonderful collision of suspense and character, a book about the desire to remake oneself and the danger of actually doing it. April Henry has written a sleek and inventive novel that begs to not be put down.”
— Jess Walter, author of Over Tumbled Graves

Learning to Fly is an intelligent yarn, complex yet easy to read and thoroughly enjoyable. Henry has skillfully crafted a real page-turner with an intriguing, memorable heroine.”
— James Gripped, nationally best-selling author of A King’s Ransom

“A nail-biting, gut-gripping thriller, Learning to Fly is funny, hip and wise. A story that succeeds on every level. I savored it from beginning to end.”
— Jenny Silver, author of Easy Money and Iced

“An explosive, page-turning thriller. Unlikely heroine Free Meeker survives one catastrophe only to find herself in more danger than she could ever imagine and with much more at stake than her own life. April Henry’s new novel takes you on a pulse pounding ride and steals your heart in the process.”
— Gregg Main, author of the LA Times Bestseller Every Trace

“Funny, hip, wise and gripping.” —Clues Unlimited

“The suspense becomes deliciously unbearable. With Learning to Fly, Henry soars straight into the big leagues.”
— Starred Review, Booklist, March 15, 2002

“Features a most interesting plot, told with easy grace, choice characterization and mounting tension.”
— Starred Review, Library Journal

“A sure-footed chase novel that starts with a bang and rarely slows down.”
— Seattle Times

“A high tension thriller [with] an endearing heroine.”
— Denver Post

“Compulsive reading. A classic tale of an innocent on the lam, Learning to Fly has the kind of plot that would have made Hitchcock smile in evil anticipation of its cinematic possibilities.”
— Panzer Pick, Amazon.com

“Fast paced and harrowing.”
— Book page

“April Henry ‘kicks into high gear’ … [with this] endangered woman saga.”
— Kirkus Reviews

“An exciting thriller that will keep readers enthralled because the action never stops.”
— Harriet Lausanne, The Best Reviews

Learning to Fly has got to be April Henry’s breakout book. What a masterpiece!”
— Cozies, Capers and Crimes

“Harrowing.”
— Publishers Weekly"

“April Henry’s debut, Circles of Confusion, garnered a lot of attention. This book proves that she’s a talent to watch, delivering solid characters, good plot, and a great sense of place.”
— Canada’s Globe and Mail

Learning to Fly soars with suspense.”
— South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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