Flying Time

Donna Esposito grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, not far from the homes of James A. Michener, Margaret Mead, Pearl S. Buck, and Oscar Hammerstein II. She earned an undergraduate degree in molecular biology from Lehigh University (where she hosted ＂Sunday Swing＂ on the campus radio station, WLVR) and a doctoral degree in genetics from Cornell University (where she enjoyed learning to jitterbug and Lindy Hop when she wasn’t in the laboratory). Donna resides near Schenectady, New York with her two cats. Although a scientist by training, Donna’s interest in World War II stems from seeing a local production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific when she was nine years old. Since then, she has had an avid interest in all aspects of World War II history and popular culture of the 1940s. She counts flights in a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, and a North American AT-6 Texan trainer as the biggest thrills of her life, so far. Donna volunteers at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Glenville, NY. Flying Time is Donna’s first novel. She is currently working on other fiction and nonfiction projects.