Flying Blind A Cropduster’s Story
Flying Blind: A Cropduster’s Story by Luanne Oleas, published by Sand Hill Review Press in November 2019, is a literary novel that explores the complexities of relationships within the unique sub-culture of cropdusting. Set in California’s Salinas Valley in 1972, the story follows Tony, a cropduster seeking employment, as he navigates his interactions with Bill, an aspiring pilot, and Father Roberto, a priest who struggles to understand Tony’s comparisons between flying and love. The narrative delves into themes of friendship, love, and the challenges of maintaining connections in a tumultuous environment.
Readers will find a rich exploration of the characters’ lives as Tony grapples with his desires and the emotional turmoil that accompanies his profession. The novel presents a vivid portrayal of the struggles faced by those in the cropdusting community, highlighting the often unspoken pain and the quest for understanding among its members. With 344 pages, this edition offers an in-depth look at the dynamics between Tony, Bill, and Father Roberto, ultimately revealing the complexities of their broken friendship and the search for meaning in their lives.
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Tony is an under-loved, over-sexed cropduster who comes to California’s Salinas Valley in 1972 in search of a job. In the airport bar, he shares his love of women, guns and yellow airplanes with Bill, a wannabe pilot, and their friendship begins. Tony lands a temporary job as a flight instructor and meets the world’s worst pilot, Father Roberto. The priest doesn’t understand why Tony compares flying fast and low to making love with a beautiful woman. The truth is, neither man in that cockpit understands love.
Imagine the Great Waldo Pepper teaching Mother Theresa how to fly. No one is converting anyone here. In the sub-culture of cropdusting, Tony struggles to maintain “normal” relationships, drink away his pain, and not kill himself.
FLYING BLIND is a literary novel about the broken friendship of two cropdusters and the reluctant priest who reconnects them.
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