Beryl, an American by blood, grew up in Africa, riding her father's horses and hunting (at the age of ten!) with her dog Buller and the natives of an African tribe. At age 18, she became professional racehorse trainer (and oh, that race scene was spellbounding). A couple years later, while riding her horse along an African road, she met a pilot who later became her flight mentor. Destiny meets fate meets poetry, and what a story. Beryl is brave and wild and adventurous, and this has led her life to places I will never be; but I so enjoyed seeing them through her eyes, and hearing of them through her beautiful reflective style. If you like memoir, this is well worth it.