An entertaining and fascinating memoir of “gifted storyteller” (People) Ann Hood’s adventurous years as a TWA flight attendant. 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?and maybe, one day, write about it?Ann Hood joined their ranks. After a grueling job search, Hood survived TWA’s rigorous Breech Training Academy and learned to evacuate seven kinds of aircraft, deliver a baby, mix proper cocktails, administer oxygen, and stay calm no matter what the situation. In the air, Hood found both the adventure she’d dreamt of and the unexpected realities of life on the job. She carved chateaubriand in the first-class cabin and dined in front of the pyramids in Cairo, fended off passengers’ advances and found romance on layovers in London and Lisbon, and walked more than a million miles in high heels. 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.

Fly Girl

An enthralling novel about love, loss, secrets, friendship, and the healing power of literature, by the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle. Ava’s twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group’s goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her childhood—one that helped her through the traumas of the untimely deaths of her sister and mother. Alternating with Ava’s story is that of her troubled daughter Maggie, who, living in Paris, descends into a destructive relationship with an older man. Ava’s mission to find that book and its enigmatic author takes her on a quest that unravels the secrets of her past and offers her and Maggie the chance to remake their lives. "Hood’s novel is rich with pleasures, and will no doubt launch a thousand book club discussions."—USA Today

The Book That Matters Most

In this warm collection of personal essays and recipes, best-selling author Ann Hood nourishes both our bodies and our souls. From her Italian-American childhood through raising and feeding a growing family and cooking with her new husband, food writer Michael Ruhlman, Ann Hood has long appreciated the power of a good meal. Growing up, she tasted love in her grandmother's tomato sauce and dreamed of her mother's special-occasion Fancy Lady Sandwiches. Later, the kitchen became the heart of Hood's own home. She cooked pork roast to warm her first apartment, used two cups of dried basil for her first attempt at making pesto, taught her children how to make their favorite potatoes, found hope in her daughter's omelet after a divorce, and fell in love again?with both her husband and his foolproof chicken stock. With her signature humor and tenderness, Hood details all these recipes and more in Kitchen Yarns, along with tales of loss and starting from scratch, family love and feasts with friends, and how the perfect meal is one that tastes like home.

Kitchen Yarns

In her admired works of fiction, including the recent The Book that Matters Most, Ann Hood explores the transformative power of literature. Now, with warmth and honesty, Hood reveals the personal story behind these works of fiction. Growing up in a mill town in Rhode Island, in a household that didn't foster the love of literature, Hood nonetheless learned to channel her imagination and curiosity by devouring The Bell Jar, Marjorie Morningstar, The Harrad Experiment, and other works. These titles introduced her to topics that could not be discussed at home: desire, fear, sexuality, and madness. Later, Johnny Got His Gun and The Grapes of Wrath influenced her political thinking as the Vietnam War became news; Dr. Zhivago and Les Miserables stoked her ambition to travel the world. With characteristic insight and charm, Hood showcases the ways in which books gave her life and can transform—even save—our own.

Morningstar

Vor fünf Monaten verlor Mary ihre Tochter Stella und seitdem ist nichts mehr wie es war. Die Tage sind grau, leer und öde. Und genau so fühlt sich auch Mary: grau und leer. Doch dann trifft sie auf die energiegeladene Alice, die das Wollgeschäft "Sit and Knit" führt. Kurzerhand wird sie von Alice zu ihrem regelmäßig stattfindenden Strickkreis eingeladen. Und dort, umgeben von Wollknäueln und dem leisen Klappern der Stricknadeln, beginnt sich Annes Leben wieder mit Farbe zu füllen ... Eine Geschichte über die Liebe, Frauenfreundschaften und die Magie des Strickens.

Die geheimen Fäden der Liebe

Il libro dell'anno per il Wall Street Journal Autrice bestseller del New York Times Dopo venticinque anni, il matrimonio di Ava è naufragato e lei si ritrova improvvisamente sola, con i figli lontani, presi dalle loro vite. Per tenersi impegnata, entra a far parte di un book club, sperando che la passione per la lettura possa aiutarla a stringere nuove amicizie. Quell’anno il gruppo di lettura chiede a ogni membro di presentare agli altri il libro che si è rivelato più importante nel corso di tutta la vita. Ava si mette alla ricerca di un libro a cui da bambina era molto affezionata e di cui ricorda nitidamente alcuni passaggi. È stato il libro che l’ha aiutata a superare il trauma della morte della madre e della sorellina. Intanto Maggie, la figlia di Ava, è a Parigi, impegnata in una relazione che la consuma con un uomo molto più grande di lei. Risalire al misterioso autore e ritrovare il libro sarà un’avventura che rivelerà segreti nascosti nel passato e aiuterà tanto Ava quanto Maggie a ripartire da un nuovo inizio. Il libro dell'anno per il Wall Street Journal Scelto dalla rivista People come migliore novità in libreria Il potere dei libri è straordinario «È un piacere leggere questo romanzo, e di sicuro sarà scelto da moltissimi book club.» USA Today «Un commovente punto di vista sul rapporto complesso di una madre con i figli cresciuti, trasformato magistralmente in materiale narrativo.» People «Un libro che si può leggere in un’infinità di modi: per prima cosa, è molto piacevole; in secondo luogo, è pieno di citazioni; terzo, è di grande ispirazione.» Bookreporter Ann Hood È nata e cresciuta nel Rhode Island, coltivando fin da bambina un immenso amore per i libri. Proprio grazie a un libro ha scoperto la sua seconda passione, viaggiare, e ha cominciato a girare il mondo. Dopo il successo delle prime pubblicazioni, ha deciso di dedicarsi a tempo pieno alla scrittura. La collezionista di storie perdute è il suo primo romanzo pubblicato in Italia dalla Newton Compton.

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