KATHERINE, THE WRIGHT SISTER ~ TRACEY ENERSON WOOD ~ REVIEW

 

(Book For Review Courtesy of Netgalley ~ Source Books Landmark ~ September 10

On July 20, 1969 man landed on the moon. We never would have gotten there without Wilbur, Orville, and their sister Katharine Wright. Tracy Enerson Wood's novel Katharine, The Wright Sister chronicles the contributions of all three Wright siblings to the idea of flight. The novel switches narration between Wilbur, Orville and Katharine and includes details of their family life, including how they would bird watch to see just exactly how birds flew in the air. Katharine has been erased from their story and the efforts of Wilbur in Orville right are largely forgotten in modern history. Katharine Wright attended college, became a teacher, fought for suffrage, and lived her life in the style the way we see modern women today. Katharine, The Wright Sister emphasizes the close bond between the siblings who had the "Wright" stuff for getting man in the air.