RKS British Literature: About Being an Air Hostess (John Fowles)

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She began to talk about being an air hostess; about herself.

‘Oh Jesus, excitement. That lasts about a couple of duties. New faces, new cities, new romances with handsome pilots. Most of the pilots think we are part of the aircrew amenities. Just queuing up to be blessed by their miserable old Battle-of-Britain cocks.

I laughed.

“Nicko, it’s not funny. It destroys you. That bloody tin pipe. And all that freedom, that space outside. I just want to pull that safety handle and be sucked out. Just falling, a minute of wonderful lovely passengerless falling…..’

John Fowles, “The Magus”, 1977.

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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