What You Become in Flight: A Memoir

"Poignant and exquisite"—The Los Angeles Review of Books
"An inspiring and powerful book"—Booklist
"A genuinely absorbing read"—Kirkus
"Revelatory, honest, and wondrous."—Chanel Miller, author of Know My Name

A lyrical and meditative memoir on the damage we inflict in the pursuit of perfection, the pain of losing our dreams, and the power of letting go of both.

With a promising career in classical ballet ahead of her, Ellen O'Connell Whittet was devastated when a misstep in rehearsal caused a ca...