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Original Title:	The Last Pilot
ISBN:	1250066646 (ISBN13: 9781250066640)
Edition Language:	English

The Last Pilot

Benjamin Johncock

Hardcover | Pages: 298 pages

Rating: 3.65 | 1139 Users | 228 Reviews

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"Harrison sat very still. On the screen was the surface of the moon."

Jim Harrison is a test pilot in the United States Air Force, one of the exalted few. He spends his days cheating death in the skies above the Mojave Desert and his nights at his friend Pancho's bar, often with his wife, Grace. She and Harrison are secretly desperate for a child-and when, against all odds, Grace learns that she is pregnant, the two are overcome with joy.

While America becomes swept up in the fervor of the Space Race, Harrison turns his attention home, passing up the chance to become an astronaut to welcome his daughter, Florence, into the world. Together, he and Grace confront the thrills and challenges of raising a child head-on. Fatherhood is different than flying planes-less controlled, more anxious-however the pleasures of watching Florence grow are incomparable. But when his family is faced with a sudden and inexplicable tragedy, Harrison's instincts as a father and a pilot are put to test. As a pilot, he feels compelled to lead them through it-and as a father, he fears that he has fallen short.

The aftermath will haunt the Harrisons and strain their marriage as Jim struggles under the weight of his decisions. Beginning when the dust of the Second World War has only just begun to settle and rushing onward into the Sixties, Benjamin Johncock traces the path of this young couple as they are uprooted by events much larger than themselves. The turns the Harrisons take together are at once astonishing and recognizable; their journey, both frightening and full of hope. Set against the backdrop of one of the most emotionally charged periods in American history, The Last Pilot is a mesmerizing debut novel of loss and finding courage in the face of it from an extraordinary new talent.

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Title	:	The Last Pilot
Author	:	Benjamin Johncock
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 298 pages
Published	:	July 7th 2015 by Picador (first published June 30th 2015)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Space

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Ratings: 3.65 From 1139 Users | 228 Reviews

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Novel set in the Mojave Desert, Houston, and Cape CanaveralI feel very lucky. The Last Pilot by Benjamin Johncock is the third debut novel by a British writer that I have read in recent weeks. All have been quite excellent First was The Killing of Bobbi Lomax by Cal Moriarty, then came White Crocodile by K T Medina and now, The Last Pilot. Two of the three (The Killing of Bobbi Lomax and The Last Pilot) are set in the States, and written with an authentic American feel. White Crocodile is set

Jim Harrison, a test pilot, gives up his dreams of going to the moon to raise a family. When tragedy strikes, Harrison and his wife are set adrift by their grief. Jim feels he must lead his family through turbulent times, both personal and national. The Last Pilot is a wonderful debut about grief and dealing with shortcomings as both parents and humans.Get our weekly New Books! newsletter delivered to your inbox each week, featuring all things....well...new books:

This book is simply wonderful - an extraordinary debut. Beautifully written, it follows the early years of the American space programme, focusing on its cost for one of its pilot astronauts and his family. Outstanding.

I feel like I read a completely different book. The book seemed really intriguing from the initial hype and as I enjoyed astronomy as a kid I thought I'd really like it. Wow, this was really...dull. I knew right away that this was going to be a struggle for me from the prologue. Although the time-shift had me intrigued, I really can't stand it when quotation marks aren't used. Maybe it's just me, but it just seems really sloppy and a lack of effort than a stylistic choice. Anyway. Jim is a pilot

Wonderful novel about the early space program from the point of view of a test pilot. I'm giving it 5 stars even though it doesn't have quotation marks. PLEASE publishers and authors: quotation marks make dialog easier to read! WHAT is the deal with this trend to omit them? Are you saving on INK? Sheesh.

This superbly crafted work, evocatively set amidst the space race, is a stunning first novel. Small steps taken, or not taken, in the context of a bleakly burdened marriage are juxtaposed with the giant leap for mankind and what achieving it took from the families who realised Kennedys vision.This is a masterpiece of storytelling: pacy, suspenseful and with genuine emotional depth. The prose is sharp and tight; the reader is trusted, not spoon-fed. There is warmth and profundity, with themes of

Cinematic descriptions of the California desert setting plus excellent characters and dialogue enliven this debut novel about a fictional test pilot and his family troubles during Americas Space Race. Johncock is British, but you can tell hes taken inspiration from stories about the dawn of the astronaut age. If I allowed myself small points of criticism, I would say that its a challenge to accept the passage of time in the final 50 pages, and that a keen interest in astronauts is probably a