Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood

A beautifully illustrated gift book celebrating the beauty, power, and joy of female friendship, featuring 33 stories and watercolor portraits. The book aims to inspire and teach us that we are stronger when we support one another, dismantling the myth that we must compete with one another to pursue and achieve our dreams.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

A captivating gift book that celebrates the profound beauty, strength, and sheer delight of female companionship, Wingman: A Pilot Who Flies Behind and Beyond the Leader of a Flying Formation delves into the intricate tapestry of remarkable partnerships forged by influential women throughout history.

While conducting research for her debut book, Thats What She Said, author Kimothy Joy stumbled upon a profound realization: the renowned women she was profiling were not alone in their achievements. Behind every successful woman stood a dedicated supporter—a wing woman—a sister, a mother, a best friend, a confidant. These remarkable partnerships were as multifaceted and complex as the individual women themselves.

Extraordinary Wing Women is a heartfelt tribute to the invaluable significance of female camaraderie. Within its pages, readers are treated to a captivating collection of 33 stories, each accompanied by stunning watercolor portraits, illustrations, and hand-lettered quotes. Some of these stories feature iconic power duos like Oprah and Gayle, Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, and Venus and Serena Williams, while others introduce lesser-known yet equally inspiring friendships, such as the bond between Julia Child and her editor Avis DeVoto, the remarkable achievements of Junko Tabei and her all-women mountaineering team, and the courageous tale of the Mariposas—the Mirabel sisters who toppled a dictator in the Dominican Republic.

The women featured in this extraordinary book hail from diverse corners of the world and span different eras of history. They are activists, artists, scientists, politicians, athletes, musicians, writers, and so much more, serving as inspiring role models for women across generations.

In her dedication to Extraordinary Wing Women, Joy pays homage to the generations of women who have shattered the false notion that we must engage in competition with one another to pursue and attain our dreams. Throughout history and in fiction, we have witnessed the undeniable truth: we are stronger when we support and uplift one another. With this book, Joy aims to ignite a spark of inspiration and impart the valuable lesson that we, too, possess our own wings, enabling us to soar to greater heights than ever before, accompanied by our wing women by our side.

The book concludes with a blank spread, inviting readers to pen their own stories of remarkable friendships and the profound impact they have had on their lives. It serves as a testament to the enduring power of female companionship and the limitless possibilities that arise when we embrace and celebrate our connections with one another.

Weight: 598g
Dimension: 184 x 236 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780063161115