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Above and Beyond: Secrets of a Private Flight Attendant by Saskia Swann & Nicola Stow -> Starting June 23rd, 2021
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Since I listened to this whole book while driving home from Yellowstone, I have to do my comments after finishing the book, so spoilers are possible.26% response to Trisha's comments
Saskia Swann (view spoiler)
Trisha wrote: "13 chapters / 51 %Love the definition of a mystery tour! lol I just could not live like that!!
and holy moly, 6 hours of cleaning?!?! UGH!
but I wondered about the "sleeping together" part. He ..."
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Right? I couldn't/wouldn't do it either!
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Trisha wrote: "Chapter 19 / 79%I'm glad she made it out and did it on her terms. she spent so long under his thumb.
I'm glad they have a code where they can keep track of which employers are awful about expecti..."
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Trisha wrote: "and I'm donethis was a surprisingly easy to read, engaging story!! I liked this one
I'm so sad for all she went through when she was younger but love how much she embraced the job and how good s..."
Finished!
I enjoyed that aspect too. I also liked all of the (view spoiler)
Thanks for reading this one with me, Trisha. I loved it too but do wish I had a book/hard copy version too.
YAY! So glad you liked this one too!!
Me too! I'm glad you liked it too! Win-win!
Heavily in debt, and earning peanuts as a 'trolley dolly', Saskia Swann desperately needed to get her life back on track. After a chance meeting, she landed a job as cabin crew - but this time on a private jet.
Suddenly, she found herself transported into the glittering world of oligarchs and billionaires where the hostesses wear Prada, seven-course meals are served on fine china, the bodyguards carry guns, and the mile-high shenanigans not only take place in luxury cabins, but in the cockpit itself.
Saskia soon realised that the job wasn’t quite what it seemed though: her billionaire boss expected far more from his hostesses than just cocktails and nibbles…
In this gripping exposé, Saskia Swann pulls back the first-class curtain on the lifestyles of the mega-rich and famous.
Saskia Swann worked for six years for one of the world's leading airlines before becoming a corporate flight attendant on private jets. She lives outside London.
Nicola Stow has been a journalist for more than 20 years working for leading newspapers and magazines. She is also the co-author of Cabin Fever: The Sizzling Secrets of a Virgin Air Hostess by Mandy Smith.