Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review Katharine, the Wright Sister by Tracy Anderson Wood. This is a compelling, insightful historical novel that delves into the life of Katharine Wright, the lesser-known sibling of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. The book provides an intimate portrait of Katharine, focusing on her emotional journey and the complexities of her relationships with her brothers, as well as her own personal aspirations which she put aside for their sake. I was unaware of how much input she had during this amazing time. I enjoyed the perspective between all three siblings, as they each brought a different dynamic to the story.

The pacing of the novel is steady, with Wood taking her time to develop characters and relationships, while also including just enough historical context to keep the story grounded in reality, although be prepared for a lot of details that I found very informative.

Overall, Katharine, the Wright Sister is a beautifully written, thought-provoking work that sheds light on an important yet often overlooked figure in the history of aviation. Tracy Anderson Wood successfully brings Katharine Wright’s voice to the forefront, giving her the recognition she deserves as an integral part of the Wright brothers' legacy. For readers interested in historical fiction, women’s stories, or the history of flight, this book is a fascinating and poignant read.

I was so excited when I saw this book. I have visited the Wright home many times and it was amazing to read and picture the space they lived in.

Katherine, The Wright Sister is a compelling and deeply emotional look at the unsung hero behind one of history’s greatest innovations.

While Wilbur and Orville Wright rose to fame, it was their sister Katharine who kept them grounded—managing their affairs, supporting their dreams, and holding the family together.

This historical fiction take on their lives really blends ambition, sacrifice, and the bittersweet cost of success. The book brings to life the woman who helped launch the age of flight—only to face a heartbreaking personal downfall.

A must-read for fans of history, aviation, and untold stories of remarkable women.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for an arc. All opinions expressed are my own.

Katharine, the Wright Sister. This was an interesting story about the Wright brothers and their sister Katharine and their journey to fly,

I felt this was an interesting historical story about Katharine and her brothers. She was mostly unknown to the public in her drive to support her brothers. It was a bit slow in some places but still worth reading.

Wilbur and Orville Wright had a very supportive sister who gave up her own dreams to manage their dream of flying.

Katharine, The Wright Sister by Tracey Enerson Wood is an engrossing historical novel that sheds light on Katharine Wright’s pivotal role in her brothers' aviation success. With rich character development and a powerful narrative, it beautifully captures her strength, love, and sacrifices, making it a captivating and emotional read.

As soon as I heard about this one, I knew I had to read it. Growing up with Kitty Hawk being right down the road, I learned about the Wright Brothers in school and even visited their memorial on school field trips. I had no idea they had a sister and the integral role she played in their lives!

This engaging story is told from the POV of Katherine and her brothers, Orville and Wilbur. I loved being immersed in the time period. I love reading the background of inventors, what was happening in the world at the time, and the events and people in their lives that inspired them and made what they accomplished possible.

Katherine, the Wright Sister was a surprise to me! I had only ever known of Wilbur and Orville Wright. . .and my father was a pilot! Who knew there were other Wright siblings, and especially one so specific to the interests and providing such key support to those two flying brothers as Katherine was in their endeavors?

Very readable and informative, even in its "historical fiction" category, I'm moved to delve deeper into the lives of this family and learn more about their contributions to the many opportunities and advancements afforded the world community by their early efforts, inventions, investments and sacrifices.

Another great book by this author - I've read a number of them, and am looking forward to whatever is next!

*A sincere thank you to Tracey Enerson Wood, Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for an ARC to read and review independently.*

What if. What if you had taken a different path home one day or lived in a different age. Tracey Enerson Wood takes you into the lives of a tight sibling group of Katharine, Wilber and Orville Wright. The narrative is divided into each of these people telling their story. It's an easy and fascinating read taking you to the back story of how the Wright brothers developed the first aircraft. Of course, there is a woman behind the men and that is Katharine. It is this tight sibling promise to each other as they take this road together. It's the story of their sacrifices and rewards and their place in history. The author places you in the early 1900's with all the new inventions taking place and the wonder of the first flight. It is also the story of family and the love for each other. As a lover of historical fiction, I highly recommend this book and appreciate the opportunity of an advance copy by NetGalley in exchange for my review.

🛩Historians remember men who have made a mark in this world. It’s gratifying to learn about a woman who was left out until now – a woman who was the driving force behind the creation of a flying machine.

✈️Katharine Wright and her two brothers, Wilbur and Orville, put their heads together with mathematics, science, and instincts and worked diligently for years until the early 1900s when the first airplane was off the ground. With short chapters, the book takes the readers through the process of how they studied the movements of birds and developed prototypes until they were able to get the wings off the ground. It was slow going with each step, and at times, the pages were following the slow pace. However, I enjoyed learning about the mechanics of flying along with a mysterious romance on the side.

🛩This book was a fascinating learning experience that taught the reader so much in the process. It encompassed what I love most about historical fiction, which is learning about history so that we can keep it alive today. I think the thing I loved most was the siblings working all together to build something. I've read this author before and enjoyed her writing, but this one was my favorite by far.

I haven't done enough research to know how much of this was true but it was an interesting read about a famous event in history.

I learned so much about the Wright family and flight from this historical fiction novel. It was an easy read that didn’t get too technical explaining about flight and lift. It also had short chapters. The plot was very basic telling the story of the Wright’s lives as they experienced successes and failures. It got a little boring in the middle. It was nice to hear Katherine’s side of the story and how she influenced her brothers. She also had to make some difficult choices in her life. The ending was the best part of the book but was bittersweet with the details of Katherine’s death and how it affected those who loved her most. This felt more like a YA-read than an adult novel. It was an interesting read!

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I really enjoyed this book! It was a little more sciency than I typically like, but the story was great! I didn’t realize the Wright Brothers had a sister, so I am grateful that I was able to read her story. She truly was a remarkable woman and really did some amazing things to help her brothers succeed. After reading this story, I really don’t think they would have been the ones to invent the airplane without her help. It’s not that she gave a lot of input on what to do, but she helped them with all other facets of their life and gave them the time to really evolve their invention. Would definitely recommend!!

In this fascinating triple-perspective historical fiction novel, readers follow Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine Wright from childhood, airplane testing, and the ensuing celebrity following their success at Kitty Hawk. Introducing Katharine Wright to readers in this fascinating overview of her and her brothers’ life, Tracey Enerson Wood uses her incredible character development and descriptions of the various settings to really bring this family and Katharine’s role in airplane development to life. An incredibly capable, competent, and intelligent protagonist, Katharine’s story is complicated, and this novel brings her role as the mastermind behind her brothers’ exploits and as the driving force behind her own life to the forefront of readers’ understandings of the Wright brothers. With some incredible historical details, complex characters and historical figures, and beautiful settings, the characters’ relationships really drive the novel and its plot forward. The information about Katharine’s life, the behind-the-scenes work of Kitty Hawk, aviation progress after the Kitty Hawk flight, and the Wright siblings’ dynamic are the real stars of the book, and Enerson Wood really brings all of these elements to life with incredible detail and such complex characters. Bringing this fascinating and overlooked historical woman to life, fans of female-centric historical fiction novels must read Tracey Enerson Wood’s latest incredible novel.

An exciting and timely look into the Wright family with a special and necessary emphasis on the women behind the amazing work that is usually remembered in connection with her brothers. This ought to be required reading!

I would like to thank NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for providing me with an advance e-galley of this book in exchange for an honest review. Look for it in your local and online bookstores and libraries on September 10, 2024.

This title immediately caught my attention because our family loves to cruise on Royal Caribbean. Now, I know you might be thinking I am crazy but on some of RC's bigger ships they have a show called Flight. It is a great show that is set to a wide range of music and tells the story of men's quest for flight from the very beginning through today including space travel. In this show, the Wright brothers have a scene at Kitty Hawk.

I found this story to be fascinating but also so sad. The Wright siblings did not live an easy life and experienced much heartache throughout their lives.

At times the story felt a little too textbook but I just skimmed through some of the technical parts and still found the book very interesting.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I have enjoyed this author's novels before so I was really hyped for this one. I knew a bit about the Wright Brothers and their sister Katherine before starting this book. I also love historical biographical fiction. This book was enjoyable but missed the mark a bit in my opinion. I know that women's roles were limited during this time period, but I Katharine did help her brothers quite a bit in their work with their bicycle shop, their planes, and their family home life. She sacrificed dating and marriage to be around to take care of them. But I found Katharine's life portrayal as dull by the comparison of the facts of her life and thought the book could have added more to her role in the Wright Brothers legacy. I also would have liked to see her brothers acknowledge her more than they did for her aid to them. This book was worth reading and I have still recommended it to some friends who enjoy this type of book but it felt like the book could have added more based on the real life woman.

Definitely an interesting read. I knew absolutely nothing about Katharine Wright before reading this novel, so getting an in-depth view of her POV was fascinating. She was a force to be reckoned with and did so much work behind the scenes to help her brothers make their dream a reality. If Katharine had not been there to support their dreams, would Orville and Wilbur have managed things on their own, or would they be a mere footnote in our history books? I wonder. The writing flowed smoothly for the most part, but every now and then the pace seemed to get snagged on a bit too much technical detail. There were also some parts when I began to wonder when we were going to get back to talking about Katharine. We'll be using this book as part of our Community Reads in the spring, and I look forward to the discussion this book will generate.

3.5 stars!
This novel is about Katharine Wright- the one and only sister of the famous Wright Brothers. Katharine portrayed as the brain behind her brother's inventions and success. She was very close to them and has sacrificed her time and her own dreams to support the brother's vision. She worked with them and gave them suggestions, researched, argue and reasoned with them while taking care of them and their means, resources and budget. Katharine has seen the potential that her brothers' abilities does not end in just forever tinkering and fixing stuff. She knew that they can somehow create something to fly. And they did.
Each character was highlighted uniquely yet I still feel the other had overshadowed Katharine's story. Beautiful writing in general, with emphasis on family togetherness, sacrifice and believing in dreams and potentials. I have to admit that there were parts that were very slow and it took a great deal of effort to really get through them.
Regardless, this is a good novel, specially that it highlighted a woman figure that has contributed a lot to the world of aviation. Special thank you to SoourceBooks via Netgalley for the e-arc in exchange of my honest review.

I didn’t know much about the Wright Brothers before reading this, not only of their adventures before their flying machine, but that they even had a sister. This book is a historical recounting of Katherine, Orville, and Wilbur Wright and how Katherine was the logistical mind behind the scenes. I love reading stories about strong women, especially from history, and ther impact on things that I never knew.

The story is told through the perspective of all three Wright siblings. From their beginning, to their struggles, success, and tragedies. It’s always interesting to see just how different life was in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Katherine was an intelligent woman but the times she grew up in dictated that she had certain roles. Women could often be forgotten for their contributions to major events. We get to see in this book just how integral Katherine was from their first flight and afterwards.

This was a very good read and I love the knowledge I gained from it. Thanks to the author and Sourcebooks Landmark for the advanced copy to read.