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Flyboys

By: Tobias Wolff
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
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In this short story from Our Story Begins, three friends confront their relationships to one another as they work on plans to build their very own airplane.

Clark’s parents are rich, supplying the boys with all they need to follow their pursuits, making films and building catapults. Meanwhile, Freddy’s family is dealing with the loss of his older brother, and Freddy’s friends are having a hard time knowing how to act around him anymore. The boys all have their troubles, but maybe their airplane can help them escape....

©1996 Tobias Wolff (P)2013 Blackstone Audio

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In Flyboys Wolff gifts his imagination unbounded access to the mind of a boy and his friends as they dream of building a jet.

This liberty, too, affects his language, as within their fantasies, together the friends touch the very edge of space.

Wonderful. Thank you Tobias, Anthony and all involved at Blackstone, and Audible.

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2.5 stars - typical boyhood story from Tobias Wolff. It was okay but not incredibly interesting.

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Usual unusual Wolff short short story

Reminiscences of boyhood, its challenges, poignant delights, and hard learned lessons told by the masterfully ironic Tobias Wolff. A solid tale complemented by the always excellent narrator, Anthony Heald.

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