Learning to Fly

by Spencer Durrant, Morissa Schwartz (Editor)

Star quarterback Gunnar Rawlings has life all figured out. He has everything a senior in high school could want – admiration of the entire town, status as the best quarterback Blackridge High has ever seen, and a scholarship to UCLA. Everything in Gunnar’s life is going according to plan. Then he meets Carrie Jennings. Falling in love with the marching band geek has its social ramifications, but Gunnar has now idea his entire life is about to be rewritten through a series of small moments.As Gunnar falls harder for Carrie, he discovers there’s more to life than practice, games, and preparing for UCLA in the fall. He finds true happiness, true love, and above all, he learns what it means to fly.An emotional roller coaster, the story of Gunnar and Carrie teaches us all to live life deliberately, chasing our dreams, in spite of whatever adversity we may face. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Spencer Durrant is a fly fishing writer and novelist from Utah. Learning to Fly is his debut novel. He authors multiple monthly fly fishing columns for local and national publications, is Owner/CEO of Wasatch Writing Services, LLC, Marketing Director for Trout Life, and is the Utah Jazz Correspondent for Ogden, Utah’s Standard-Examiner. He loves steak, Mtn Dew, good folk music, and the solitude of the Rocky Mountains. If he’s not at home writing, he’s out fishing. Connect with him on Twitter or Instragram @Spencer_Durrant, or on Facebook @spencerdurrantauthor.

332 pages, Paperback

Published July 5, 2016

Reviews

[Maren Johnson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have no words

[Bradford Huntsman · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great "coming of age" love story. It will make you laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. The author captures the emotions of teenage love so well.

[Penelope Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice job Spencer! This was a tender love story from start to finish. Even though I had an idea of what could be coming at the end, it still broke my heart and had me in tears. I'm excited to see what Spencer does next!