{"product_id":"west-with-the-night-beryl-markham-9780860685418","title":"West With The Night","description":"WEST WITH THE NIGHT appeared on 13 bestseller lists on first publication in 1942.  It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham --  aviator, racehorse trainer, fascinating beauty -and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and 30s.  Markham was taken to Kenya at the age of four.  As an adult she was befriended by Denys Finch-Hatton, the big-game hunter of OUT OF AFRICA fame, who took her flying in his airplane.  Thrilled by the experience, Markham went on to become the first woman in Kenya to receive a commercial pilot's license.  In 1936 she determined to fly solo across the Atlantic -- without stopping.  When Charles Lindbergh did the same, he had the wind behind him.  Markham, by contrast, had a strong headwind against her and a plane that only flew up to 163 mph.  On 4 September, she took off ...Several days later, she crash-landed in Nova Scotia and became an instant celebrity.","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515162231072,"sku":"9780860685418","price":9.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780860685418.jpg?v=1777094867","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/west-with-the-night-beryl-markham-9780860685418","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}