Taking Flight

by Laurel Mills

Librarian Sydney Burke is an avid birder and outdoorswoman. She has been single for several years after a longtime relationship ended. She meets Michelle and falls in love with her. However, Michelle is married to Robert, an abusive husband, and is afraid of him. She wants out of the marriage to be with Sydney but fears what Robert will do to them. Will the women be able to break free from the dangerous Robert and build a loving relationship with each other? Can Sydney help Michelle take flight to a new and safe life?

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Laurel Mills grew up in Maine and now lives in Wisconsin with her partner of thirty-one years. They enjoy biking, kayaking, camping, and of course reading. Laurel is working on a new novel about an alcoholic who struggles to salvage her life from the chaos caused by her drinking.

Laurel is the author of five award-winning collections of poems, including Rumor of Hope, which won the Encircle Publications chapbook contest. She is also the author of three novels: Taking Flight, Racing Toward Providence, and Undercurrents, all from Intaglio Publications. Her work has been published in many magazines, such as Ms., Yankee, Kalliope, and Calyx, and in several anthologies, including Boomer Girls: Poems by Women from the Baby Boom Generation. She holds a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in Humanities, and often teaches writing workshops. She is Senior Lecturer Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, where she taught English and edited the literary magazine Fox Cry Review. (from the author's website)