Author: Folk, Kate Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 9 April 2026 by Hodder & Stoughton (Sceptre) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 368 pages, None198 x 129 x 28 | 256g 'A full-throttle thrill: strap in!'Daily MailA CLASSIC STORY OF GIRL MEETS PLANE.A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN TIME, VOX, OPRAH DAILY, VULTURE, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, ELECTRIC LIT, DEBUTIFUL, BOOK RIOT, PEN AMERICA, AND THE SKINNY'Batty and brilliant'THE TIMES'Surprisingly tender. Deliciously weird'RACHEL YODER, author of NIGHTBITCH'Wonderfully weird and worryingly convincing'CHARLOTTE MENDELSON, author of THE EXHIBITIONIST'A little bit JG Ballard, a little bit Ottessa Moshfegh'DAILY MAILLinda tries her best to lead a normal life. But once a month she escapes to the airport to secretly indulge in her true passion: Linda is sexually attracted to planes, and believes it is her destiny to someday marry one by dying in a fiery crash.When the opportunity arises to hasten her romantic fate, Linda must choose between the trappings of an ordinary life and succumbing to her deepest desires.'A dog whistle for the true freaks - never have I felt so seen! I loved it'RITA BULLWINKEL, author of the Booker Prize-longlisted HEADSHOTFasten your seatbelts, and get ready for this year's wildest ride'I've never related more to a fictional character'Amazon reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'Best book I've read in a few years!'Amazon reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'I hate how much I love this book'Amazon reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'Weird and different and clever and beautiful and moving and funny and I honestly can't recommend it enough'Amazon reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'It rearranged my brain a little bit'Amazon reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'The most surprising read of the year so far . . . embrace the weirdness'Amazon reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'Weird, but in amazing ways'Amazon reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
