Wow, I really enjoyed reading Come Fly The World, about Pan Am airlines in the 1960's. The cover was what attracted me to this book and I am so glad it did! I kept turning the pages, not wanting this to come to an end. I look forward to reading future books by Julia Cooke as I liked her writing style.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

This book was the perfect escape. It was lovely and fun. It was my first book by this author and I will definitely be on the look out for more!!

I found the cover of this book misleading in what was between the covers. I thought it was going to be a light, gossipy read. Yes, A Coffee, Tea, or Me.

Boy, was I wrong. This is a fascinating dissertation of the real lives of Pan Am stewardesses in a time that was very different for women. I lived during those times so I knew them well.

I couldnt get enough of this book. The Vietnam stories were hard to read because I remember those years so vividly. I really recommend this book. It is truly fascinating.

This is a history of Pan Am in the 1960s, and particularly several flight attendants who were involved in transporting Vietnam soldiers to R and R in Hong Kong, and eventually a massive baby rescue involving taking several hundred Vietnamese children to the US for adoption. Told by the "stewardesses" (as they were called in that time), the stories of travel and rescue, as well as life transitions for each, are riveting.

Thank you to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the opportunity to read a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The description of this book was immediately appealing to me and I was expecting a very light read about the early years of air travel and behind-the-scnenes- stories of flight attendants from that era. I was surprised and delighted that it was so much more. Author Julia Cooke found a very interesting way to follow the career trajectories of a handful of PanAm flight attendants and overlay their stories with contemporaneous events. The descriptions of the flights taking soldiers into and out of combat in Vietnam and the Bablylift flights were particularly gripping. Cooke also wove in the history of PanAm and the then-burgeoning airline industry in the 60s and 70s with the fights for equality in the workplace that were being waged at that time. This is a multi-layered, fascinating book that will appeal to people on a variety of levels. I am very excited to high recommend this book when it is published in March, 2021.

In 1979 I became a flight attendant for Pan Am, The ten years that I spent traveling the world were perhaps the most exciting of my life, and by far the greatest learning experience I have every had. The airline's demise was devastating for us and many of us remain connected through Facebook pages. A number of books have been written by flight attendants, (including Pan Am flight attendants), and most of these have been on the frivolous side.

When I saw Come Fly the World on NetGalley, I immediately wanted to read it, as belonging to Pan Am is to belong to a family. The book chronicles the lives of several Pan Am flight attendants as they joined the airline and journeyed around the world. What is different about these women is that their experiences are narrated with the backdrop of American history and the manner in which Pan Am was involved. For instance, Pan Am transported Vietnam Vets to and from their R&Rs in Hong Kong, and also airlifted children out of the country. Pan Am also was on the ground during coups, major conflicts, and other historical events. It was amazing to read about the experiences of these women, and to remember the places that I also traveled to and loved.

Most interesting and meaningful to me was that Tori, my primary flight attendant instructor in my initial training in Honolulu, is one of the women whose lives are chronicled in this book. I had not expected that.

If you are interested in learning more about the history of aviation juxtaposed with historical events over the past 50 years as well as the manner in which the career of flight attendants evolved in its initial years, then I highly recommend this book.