Straight on Till Morning: the Biography of Beryl Markham

by Mary S. Lovell

Book Overview

Born in England and raised in Kenya, Beryl Markham was a notorious beauty. She trained race horses and had scandalous affairs, but she is most remembered for being a pioneering aviatrix. She became... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312010966
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Straight on till morning

This is an excellent account of the life of an amazing woman. After a childhood in Africa untrammeled by convention and almost devoid of education, she went on to run successful racing stables and to achieve fame as a record-breaking aviator - flying the Atlantic from east to west - hence the title. It is told with all this author's attention to detail and personal involvement with the subject of the biography. Highly recommended.

a hero of mine

So I was a 12 year old tom boy looking for a hero and stumbled upon this bio. What Luck! I honestly can't remember reading of a person more adept at living, more intrinsically intersting and eccletic than Beryl Markham. Those looking for a quick fix can look at it like a story somewhere between Annie Oakley and a Barbra Stanwyk character. I'm 23 now and she's still a hero of mine. PS read West with Night before you order this.