Book description
When she disappeared in 1937 over a shark-infested sea, Amelia Earhart
had lived up to her wish - internationally famous, a daring and
pioneering aviator, and ambassador extraordinary for the United States.
Married to a man with a genius for publicity, her life was crowded,
demanding and adventurous. Mary S. Lovell's superb biography examines a
legend to reveal the pressures and influences that drove Amelia, and
shows how her life, career and manner of death foreshadowed the
tragedies and excesses of a media-dominated age. Mary Lovell lists her
chief interests as horses, sailing, aviation and book collecting. She
enjoys overseas travel and is a fellow of the Royal Geographical
Society. She is the author of four previous biographies including the
international bestseller STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING: The Biography of
Beryl Markham.
