Fear of Flying: 50th Anniversary Edition [Paperback]

The 30th Anniversary special!

Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation—and sold more than twelve million copies. Now, after thirty years, the iconic novel still stands as a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood.

 

“Fearless and fresh.” —John Updike,The New Yorker

“A picaresque, funny, touching adventure of Isadora Wing… on the run from her psychoanalyst husband, inquest of joy and her own true self.” —New York Review of Books“Extraordinary…at once wildly funny and very wise.” —Los Angeles Times

Erica Jong is the author of nineteen books of poetry, fiction, and memoir, includingFear of Flying, which has more than 18 million copies in print worldwide. Her most recent essays have appeared inThe New York Times Book Review, and she is a frequent guest on television talk shows. Currently working on a novel featuring Isadora Wing—the heroine ofFear of Flying—as a woman of a certain age, Erica and her lawyer husband live in New York City and Connecticut. Her daughter, Molly Jong-Fast, is also an author.

Erica Jong left a Ph.D. program at Columbia to write her ground-breaking novelFear of Flying, published in 1973. Jong is the author of numerous award-winning books of poetry and novels includingFanny,How to Save YourOwn Life,Parachutes and Kisses,Any Woman’s Blues, and the forthcomingSappho’s Leap. She is also the author of the memoirFear of Fifty. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.

INTRODUCTION

Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation—and sold more than tlă!