First Flight Context

• Written by U.A. Fanthorpe
• Fanthorpe was born 22nd July, 1929 (London) and died 28th April, 2009 (Gloucestershire)
• Fanthorpe was a daughter of a judge
• Fanthorpe was educated at St Catherine's School, Bramley
• Fanthorpe then attended St Anne's College, Oxford
• At college Fanthorpe received a first-class degree in English lang and lit