"Everyone knows of Orville and Wilbur, the famous Wright brothers who invented and piloted the first powered airplane. But how many have heard of their sister Katharine, a vital member of the team? It was Katharine kept the family businesses afloat, Katharine who secured financial backers for the project, Katharine who marketed their invention worldwide. While the brothers were brilliant inventors and builders, Katharine was the glue that held their family and their business together. As important as she was to the Wright family, she has often been forgotten in the history books. No longer. THE WRIGHT SISTER will immerse you in the drama and excitement of Wilbur and Orville's first flights while simultaneously illuminating Katharine's work behind the scenes, recounting the deep sibling bond that tied the three together until tragedy ultimately wrenched their family apart"--
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I just finished Katharine, the Wright Sister by Tracey Enerson Wood and here are my thoughts.
Everyone knows the story about the Wright brothers but history never sings the story of their sister, a woman just as intelligent as her high flying brothers.
The book focuses on 3 of the 5 Wright siblings. We get the POVs of Wilbur, Orville and Katharine. Katharine was the hub of their brilliance. She did a lot of the research and mastermining. I loved Katharines character. As someone who shares the same last name, no relation, as a child, I was fascinated by the Wright brothers and as an adult, I enjoyed the Katharine rabbit hole.
Katharine and the relationship with her brothers feels realistic and indicative of the times. I enjoyed learning more about her as a woman, sister and her belief in what they were doing. The writing was wonderful and brought this captivating historical event to life with ease and brilliance.
I binged the whole thing in one sitting. It was quite excellent!!
I love realistic historical fiction that follows true events and this one was excellent!! I wasn't blown away with the POV of the brothers... I would have preferred just the story from her perspective but it didn't spoil the read.
4.5 stars! Thank you to @bookmarked for my gifted copy of this wonderful novel.
