West with the Night, by Beryl Markham. This is the autobiography of a woman who grew up on a farm in British East Africa (Kenya) in the early 1900s. She eventu

West with the Night, by Beryl Markham. This is the autobiography of a woman who grew up on a farm in British East Africa (Kenya) in the early 1900s. She eventually became a bush pilot and the first person ever to fly an airplane solo across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west. It is a beautifully written and interesting story. Note: if you decide to read it, skip the Forward because it sort of spoils the book. Come back to it at the end, however, because it provides some interesting historical context.