The heroine from Velva Jean Learns to Drive leaves Appalachia to pursue her dream of being a singer but instead discovers she wants to be a female pilot after her brother treats her to a surprise flying lesson. Original. 75,000 first printing. Velva Jean leaves Appalachia to pursue her dream of being a singer, but instead discovers she wants to be a female pilot after her brother treats her to a surprise flying lesson. From the author of the New York Times bestselling All the Bright Places,after Pearl Harbor Velva Jean signs up for service and gets her wings, risking her life-and her heart.Velva Jean Hart, the fiercely independent heroine of Jennifer Nivens (Becoming Clementine) spectacular debut novel,Velva Jean Learns to Drive, returns in a captivating adventure that literally sends her soaring. Bristling at the limitations faced by a woman in rural Appalachia and fuelled by the memory of her late Mama telling her to "live out there," Velva Jean hits the road to pursue her dream of singing at the Grand Ole Opry. But after a string of auditions, she begins to lose hope- until her brother pays her a surprise visit and treats Velva Jean to a flying lesson that ignites a brand-new dream: to become a female pilot. Funny, poignant, and utterly unforgettable, Velva Jean Learns to Fly will have fans cheering all over again After Pearl Harbor, Velva Jean signs up for service and gets her wings, risking her life-and her heart.Velva Jean Hart, the fiercely independent heroine of Jennifer Nivens (Becoming Clementine) spectacular debut novel,Velva Jean Learns to Drive, returns in a captivating adventure that literally sends her soaring. Bristling at the limitations faced by a woman in rural Appalachia and fuelled by the memory of her late Mama telling her to "live out there," Velva Jean hits the road to pursue her dream of singing at the Grand Ole Opry. But after a string of auditions, she begins to lose hope- until her brother pays her a surprise visit and treats Velva Jean to a flying lesson that ignites a brand-new dream: to become a female pilot. Funny, poignant, and utterly unforgettable, Velva Jean Learns to Fly will have fans cheering all over again