Thomas Simmons

Frustrated with his career and miserable over his disintegrating marriage, Simmons finally hit bottom. But in his desperate search for escape, he discovered there was nowhere to go except up. A Season in the Air is his exhilarating, heartfelt account of how learning to fly taught him to pull his life out of its tailspin--and soar.

@ childhood as Christian Scientist - very intellectual -

The author describes how his parents' Christian Science beliefs shaped his childhood, estranged him from them, and still affect his daily life.