Oh my gosh! Some books just take your breath away. With my husband being a hobby pilot, I knew I had to read this. So grateful to have received an ALC.

Multigenerational story lines have my heart. Nothing is better than watching a main character live their life, then get to meet their children and experience their life. I was often reminded of how the events in a parents life can shape our children's lives, for better or worse.

Talk about a tear jerker. This book is also so inspiring. One of the best historical fictions I have read in a while. Cannot recommend enough!

This was heart wrenching, heartbreaking and beautiful all at once!

Three generations of women…all pursuing their own dreams…but somehow, against all odds, flying is a constant!

And, being as this begins in the war-torn 1940’s… well, women weren’t allowed to DO anything…

So many beautiful moments of family… friendships… love…. camaraderie… and so much more!

And yet, we also have many tears… and heartstrings being tugged!!

Beautifully written, and places you smack dab in the middle of it all! Over and over again!

All the 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for me!!

#AmericanSky by @CarolynDasher. Narrated beautifully by @ElisabethRodgers.

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I loved this book! Three generations of strong women. This book starts in the early 40’s with the first young lady that refuses to wear dresses and wants a sheer like her brother’s.
The 2nd generation starts with a young lady that fell in love with flying.
The 3rd generation the young ladies take a while to find themselves. But eventually go off to Vietnam. Lots of heartaches, but lots of joy.
I know I’m vague on my review, but this is such a great book I don’t want to spoil anything. I definitely recommend reading.
The narrator was phenomenal.

I wanted to like this book. Unfortunately, it returned before I finished it.
I really enjoyed meeting George and Vivian and knowing about their families. However, I thought it drew out the family history a bit more than I expected. The description does mention three generations of women but I didn't expect the story to cover all three in such detail. I felt like I got through a book and a half, and I only finished half the book.
What worked for me: the character development. I'm a sucker for any book that has female characters who defy traditionally feminine roles.
What didn't work for me: I felt bogged down in the multiple generational story. It's partly my own fault--the description did what it could to introduce it as a multi-generational story. But also, it didn't need to be. It might have been better served as three different books, as each character was so well developed.

I absolutely loved American Sky. I’d read a review on Goodreads that compared it to Kristin Hannah’s work, and after finishing it, I have to agree. It’s a sweeping, beautifully layered novel that spans decades—exploring the lives of women who don’t quite fit the traditional mold, and how that shapes not just their own journeys, but those of their daughters too. Poignant, powerful, and deeply human.

4.5 stars! American Sky is a historical fiction that follows 3 generations of women and covers so much! WWI, WWII, the WASP Program, Vietnam War. I loved these characters, how strong each woman is in her own way, and how aviation plays a role in all of their lives.

This was a slightly longer book (around 450 pages) but the page count was definitely needed. It covered a ton of years (60+) and felt like a family saga, which is something I love to read. We follow strong women and their different journeys with aviation, flying, and the sky. I was just invested in the entire story and the characters. This book is on KU with read and listen and I definitely recommend, the audiobook was very easy to get pulled into.

American Sky is an compelling look at the slow but steady progress for American women, and the opportunities that wars and other calamities have for breaking down barriers and questioning assumptions when valuable skills are needed no matter who possesses them or how they got them. Several generations of women and army base connections serve as the key focus, with the thrills and unique place of pilots as a big focus. The characters and their situations are very compelling, and the clear sense of will, determination, and sacrifice required to hold a place in male-dominated areas is evident, as well as the ever-present gaze of societal norms and biases. This is a great story full of inspiration and a harsh, honest light on cruelty and ignorance.

The way this story pulled me in from the first page!

This story follows three generations of women breaking the society norm at every turn. I've never felt so invested in a family dynamic.

2.5 stars rounded up.

American Sky begins with the scope and promise of a great historical epic — richly drawn settings, intriguing characters, and the suggestion of depth beneath the surface. But as the novel unfolds, that promise fades. The pacing stalls, the narrative meanders, and most surprisingly, the characters lose their vitality the closer we get to them. What could have been a sweeping and immersive read ultimately became just a slog to get through.

Incredible historical fiction novel following 3 generations of women defying the stereotypes of women in the 1940’s. Following their dreams to fly and be pilots like men when it was highly frowned upon for women to even wear trousers was an inspiration. Women can do anything men can do. 10/10 read. A very well written first novel for the author. The love. The loss. The found family. The support and dedication. Everything about this novel screamed YESSS GIVE ME MORE!

Following these three generations of strong women provided many ups and downs and strong emotions. Each one was flawed, as we all are, but I loved each of them. I could never have predicted the ending, and in my heart I wish it had gone another way, but that is part of the beauty of this book. Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with one of my top 5.reads this year. 💙

This sweeping saga follows three generations of women who refused to follow convention. Spanning across both WW2 and the Vietnam War, we follow Adele, then her daughter George and friend Vivian and their daughters Ruth and Ivy.

I really enjoyed this ambitious novel and all the woman portrayed in it. It’s a long book and occasionally the pacing felt off but all in all I think it was well-executed and impressive how it covered so many years. All the characters were well-formed and realistic. It’s a historical novel that tugs on the heart strings without ever being manipulative.

The narration by Elisabeth Rodgers was very well done. Thanks to Netgalley for the audio ARC. I look forward to future books by Carolyn Dasher.

What a great multi generational historical novel. I like the storyline following women through 2 different eras of conflict.

It’s 1943. The war rages. The newly launched WASP program is recruiting. And barnstormer fan Georgeanne “George” Ector’s dream is to take to the skies. Grit is what she inherited from her mother, an Oklahoma farm girl at the turn of the century who preferred taking apart an engine to stitching linens for a hope chest. She taught her daughter well. George isn’t the only woman about to follow her calling.

Vivian Shaw, so similar to George they’re like sisters, also longs for a career flying the fastest planes in the American arsenal. For a time, George and Vivian triumph. But at war’s end, the adventurous women are grounded by the expectations of to get married, have children, and raise a family. Vivian has other plans. So, eventually, do George’s daughters, Ruth and Ivy, who embark on very different paths of their own.

Three generations of women staring down a vast horizon of possibilities are determined to navigate whatever comes their way—from the hardships of war and home to love and loss, and to the fallout of a long-held secret that could change their lives forever