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"On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the world's first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, establishing the Wright Brothers as world-renowned pioneers of flight. Known to far fewer people was their whip-smart and well-educated sister Katharine, a suffragette and early feminist. After Wilbur passed away, Katharine lived with and took care of her increasingly reclusive brother Orville, who often turned to his more confident and supportive sister to help him through fame and fortune. But when Katharine became engaged to their mutual friend, Harry Haskell, Orville felt abandoned and betrayed. He smashed a pitcher of flowers against a wall and refused to attend the wedding or speak to Katharine or Harry. As the years went on, the siblings grew further and further apart. In The Wright Sister, Patty Dann wonderfully imagines the blossoming of Katharine, revealed in her 'Marriage Diary'--in which she emerges as a frank, vibrant, intellectually and socially engaged, sexually active woman coming into her own--and her one-sided correspondence with her estranged brother as she hopes to repair their fractured relationship. Even though she pictures 'Orv' throwing her letters away, Katharine cannot contain her joie de vivre, her love of married life, her strong advocacy of the suffragette cause, or her abiding affection for her stubborn sibling as she fondly recalls their shared life. An inspiring and poignant chronicle of feminism, family, and forgiveness, The Wright Sister is an unforgettable portrait of a woman, a sister of inventors, who found a way to reinvent herself."--Provided by publisher.… (más)
I am familiar with The Wright Brothers but not really familiar with Katharine. This book is told through a series of letters by Katharine to her brother, Orville. The Wright Brothers are what helped me with my inspiration in aviation.
After reading this book, I found another of the Wrights that I did like. Katharine was a good voice of this book. The further I got into the book; the more connected I became towards her. Although, in this case, I was turned off by Orville. Ok, so I understand he was hurt by his sister marrying his best friend but I felt like he carried the grudge on too long. In fact, he acted like a child. If not for his sister, he really would be lost.
While, I did enjoy reading this book; I found it to read both fast and slow. Fast because the chapters were short and the overall page count of this book is on the shorter length. Slow because there was not a lot happening. It was really one sided...Katharine's. Overall, I did find this book to still be an enjoyable read. ( )
This novel is about the Wright brother’s sister, Katharine, with an A! It is written through letters that Katharine wrote to Orville in her older years, and also as entires in her own marriage diary. It is an interesting read, going between the two. It reminds me a bit like The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society how it was written from the view point of letters. It makes for very easy reading!
As Katharine writes letters to Orville, she is reminiscing about their childhood, as well as how they eventually go to wear they did with flying at Kitty Hawk. As she writes the entries in her marriage diary, she is writing mostly about her life currently, having finally married after half a century and trying to make a new life away from Orv and being used to running a household full of males.
I learned a lot about the Wright family, I did not know a lot to begin with but there was a lot to learn about Orville, and essentially Katharine seemed to be some of the brains behind it all as well. She seemed to be a little resentful of having gone through life being referred to as the Wright Brother’s sister, which in a way, I kind of don’t blame her considering her contribution.
I thought it was a very interesting read, and I liked the style of writing. Although sometime I had to look at the font to see if she was writing to her brother or in her marriage diary. Thank you to the author, and Harper Perennial for the ARC! I really enjoyed learning about this family and how they contributed to history and the airplane that none of give a second thought to anymore.
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
For my mother, 1925--2020
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The paper was incorrect. I was not fifty.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
I must focus on what is good, because my mind can be pulled like the wind to dreary spots.
I caught myself thinking: If we had stopped with the bicycle—just had the bicycle shop and worked on handlebars and wheels—where would we humans be today?
Once, I sent Harry a letter when we were courting, written in royal-blue ink. In the moisture of the summer heat, my hand blotted the ink as I signed my name. Next to it I wrote, Please excuse the smudge. Consider it as a kiss.
The one and fiercely startling time I let myself snap at him was when he stepped over me, as I was on my knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. I muttered, "Is this why I got an Oberlin education?" to which he replied, not so gently pushing me with his shoe, "You are the girl. Of course it is your job."
Do you remember when Mother used to stir a big bucket of soap bubbles in the yard with that screwdriver we used on the wings? And that giant wand you and Will made? "Bubbles for Paul Bunyan," you said, as we watched those bubbles go up to the sky.
What is it about siblings that we have such a desire to be glued to them for life, even if they behave atrociously?
I returned downstairs and called the operator again. I feel I have become hooked to the telephone like a morphine addict.
I had thought that all would be right with the world when we got the vote, but the lingering verbal lashings of the Reverend ricochet through my dreams.
My hands are far more often smudged with carbon paper than most women's and perhaps more than Harry would like, but as he has ink in his veins, he never complains.
I am writing this in very small print now, for it seems ungrateful to say this less than a year into my marital state, but I am wear of being the Wright brothers' sister and I am weary of being Mrs. Harry Haskell. I feel wings growing from my heart. I must make a name for myself. How?
I am quite competent in sewing, although it is not one of my greatest attributes. Indeed, I would much prefer to be known for work for women's rights. And let us be honest, Orv and Will will always better seamstresses than I. And, as history continues to surprise us, they turned out to be the spinisters.
The other day Harry said preachers can be the most dangerous people in society.
"Hitch yourself to a star and you remain a wagon," the Reverend used to say
Orville, Did I tell you about the eighty-year-old twins I often see at the post office? They dress identically. I have no idea which is which, but they are so friendly to me and call me "Mrs. Wright Brothers' Sister," which I find most amusing. I think they know I feel like I'm a twinless twin without you.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
I am here, close by your side, as you fly all the paper aeroplanes into the fire, as a tear runs down your cheek.
"On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the world's first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, establishing the Wright Brothers as world-renowned pioneers of flight. Known to far fewer people was their whip-smart and well-educated sister Katharine, a suffragette and early feminist. After Wilbur passed away, Katharine lived with and took care of her increasingly reclusive brother Orville, who often turned to his more confident and supportive sister to help him through fame and fortune. But when Katharine became engaged to their mutual friend, Harry Haskell, Orville felt abandoned and betrayed. He smashed a pitcher of flowers against a wall and refused to attend the wedding or speak to Katharine or Harry. As the years went on, the siblings grew further and further apart. In The Wright Sister, Patty Dann wonderfully imagines the blossoming of Katharine, revealed in her 'Marriage Diary'--in which she emerges as a frank, vibrant, intellectually and socially engaged, sexually active woman coming into her own--and her one-sided correspondence with her estranged brother as she hopes to repair their fractured relationship. Even though she pictures 'Orv' throwing her letters away, Katharine cannot contain her joie de vivre, her love of married life, her strong advocacy of the suffragette cause, or her abiding affection for her stubborn sibling as she fondly recalls their shared life. An inspiring and poignant chronicle of feminism, family, and forgiveness, The Wright Sister is an unforgettable portrait of a woman, a sister of inventors, who found a way to reinvent herself."--Provided by publisher.
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After reading this book, I found another of the Wrights that I did like. Katharine was a good voice of this book. The further I got into the book; the more connected I became towards her. Although, in this case, I was turned off by Orville. Ok, so I understand he was hurt by his sister marrying his best friend but I felt like he carried the grudge on too long. In fact, he acted like a child. If not for his sister, he really would be lost.
While, I did enjoy reading this book; I found it to read both fast and slow. Fast because the chapters were short and the overall page count of this book is on the shorter length. Slow because there was not a lot happening. It was really one sided...Katharine's. Overall, I did find this book to still be an enjoyable read. (