Fear of Flying (novel) Fear of Flying (novel) Fear of Flying is a 1973 novel by Erica Jong which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured in the development of second-wave feminism. The novel is written in the first person: narrated by its protagonist, Isadora Zelda White Stollerman Wing, a 29-year-old poet who has published two books of poetry. On a trip to Vienna with her second husband, Isadora decides to indulge her sexual fantasies with another man. Its tone may be considered conversational or informal. The story's American narrator is struggling to find her place in the world of
Fear of Flying (album) biggest single-week Nielsen SoundScan tally and had bested her debut album's biggest single-week tally which scanned 64,868 during the holiday season of 1998. In its second and third week, "Fear of Flying" moved estimated 42,784 and 33,907 additional units. Thirteen weeks after its release, the album sat at number 109 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies to retailers on June 8, 2000. By the end of the year, "Fear of Flying" had sold roughly 886,938 copies. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 28, 2001 and