“There’s a great story on every page of this book. It’s a real page-turner.”
-David Letterman on The Late Show with David Letterman

“Engrossing…shamelessly entertaining. A juicy, smart biography…”
-Patricia Kean. Salon magazine

“Lauren Kessler has written a delightful biography…that reads at the same pace as Barnes’ life: nonstop. Move over, Amelia Earhart.”
-Anthony Brandt, National Geographic Adventure

“High-spirited and authoritative…an exuberant subject.”
-Seattle Times

“The hard-drinking, sexually promiscuous pilot and adventuress Florence Pancho Barnes exploded every feminine stereotype on the books. Thank you, Lauren Kessler, for telling her story with the grace and exuberance it deserves.”
-Barbara Ehrenreich

“Compulsively readable…Fascinating…Kessler’s storytelling is gripping and empathetic, with a tempo that seems to have been kindled by Pancho’s own high-speed life.”
-Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Like a good novelist, Kessler has an eye for the quirky detail, and like an historian, she has a feel for the big picture.”
-Chicago Sun-Times