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The Sky is not Enough
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By: June O'Sullivan
Publisher: Poolbeg Press Ltd
Published: January 2026
Pages: 450
Categories: Fiction, Literature
Language: English
Available as: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9781781996539

In 1928, newlywed and titled Lady Mary Heath embarks on her most daring adventure yet: a solo flight from Cape Town to Croydon. Already a trailblazer—Britain’s first woman to parachute from a plane and earn a commercial pilot’s license—she’s determined to prove women belong in aviation and to showcase the potential of “the colonies. ”Fiercely independent, Mary charts her 10,000-mile route using pages from a road atlas, services her own aircraft, and defies every expectation placed on women. But as she soars across continents, memories from a traumatic past resurface: her mother murdered, her father imprisoned in an Irish asylum, and a childhood shaped by repression and loss. After enduring illness, seeking help from Mussolini, and being nursed by a tribal chief’s harem, she finally lands in London—heels, furs, and all. Though celebrated, Mary realizes fame cannot free her from her past. She has conquered the skies but not the shadows that follow.

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