Flight of Dreams: Novel (German Edition)

In May 1937, a group of passengers becomes a fateful community. The final flight of the Hindenburg and its tragic end mark the close of an era. Ariel Lawhon unravels one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century and recounts this journey with an emotional intensity that lingers long after.

On the evening of May 3, 1937, 97 people board the zeppelin Hindenburg in Frankfurt for its final, fateful flight to Lakehurst, New Jersey. Among them is a nervous stewardess with a hidden secret, a reliable navigator seeking her affection, a naive cabin boy aiming for a permanent position on the world's largest airship, a outspoken journalist on a blacklist in Germany, and a mysterious American businessman looking to settle a score. Over the three champagne-filled days of their journey, the fog slowly lifts on their lies, fears, plans, and hopes for the future.

"Flight of Dreams" paints an intimate portrait of the real individuals aboard the Hindenburg's last flight. Behind them, a storm brews in Europe, while ahead, disaster looms. But for now, they glide over the Atlantic, unaware of the relentless, tragic fate awaiting them.

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