Flight Lessons
By Patricia Gaffney

     Flight Lessons introduces readers to Anne, a woman who has to overcome several betrayals, including one from her own family. Anne is asked to return to her family-owned restaurant after sixteen years of being estranged. Anne is faced with her aunt that she had been able to avoid all those long years. Is she able to overcome her differences with her aunt and help with the restaurant or will she leave her aunt stranded?

     Ms. Gaffney is able to answer that question and bring the reader to feel for Anne and her estranged aunt. The plot is simple but enjoyable for the reader. The characterization of all of the characters, both major and minor, are excellent and make the reader imagine exactly what each unique quark each character has that adds to the family atmosphere of the restaurant. The setting of the restaurant is at the heart of the story and is necessary for this story to make sense and flow as easily as it does.

     Ms. Gaffney does an excellent job in making the restaurant business exciting and does so long before the television show made it visible to viewers.