2009年5月28日 星期四

1. Title: Night Flying.

2. Author: Rita Murphy.

3. Publisher: Random House.

4. Date of publication: November 27, 2000.

5. No. of pages: 126 pages.

6. Major characters:
Major characters have Eva, Maeve, Suki, stif old grandmother, and Georgia.

7. Plot summary:
Georgia Hansen, along with all the other women in her family posses a special gift: the ability to fly. Despite the freedom that this type of power affords, the Hansen women's existence is controlled by rules created by Georgia's domineering grandmother. Even though Georgia knows the rules are essential to her family's survival, she can not help but feel stifled by them and dreams of a world where the only rule is that there are no rules. While she is preparing for her first solo flight, Georgia's mysterious Aunt Carmen returns home after being banished from the family farm for rebelling against the rules. By accident (or by design) she reveals to Georgia secrets about her past and sets her off into a fit or rage and confusion during which she breaks one of the family's most important rules.

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