Fear of Flying (novel) with Julia Phillips, who fantasized that it would be her debut as a director. The deal fell through and Erica Jong litigated, unsuccessfully. In her second novel, Jong created the character Britt Goldstein—easily identifiable as Julia Phillips—a predatory and self-absorbed Hollywood producer devoid of both talent and scruples. In May 2013 it was announced that a screenplay version by Piers Ashworth had been green-lighted by Blue-Sky Media, with Laurie Collyer directing. 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
The Boy Who Found Fear At Last The Boy Who Found Fear At Last The Boy Who Found Fear At Last is a Turkish fairy tale collected by Ignaz Kunos in "Türkische Volksmärchen". Andrew Lang included it in "The Olive Fairy Book" A woman had an only son. During a storm, she told him to shut the door because she felt frightened. He asked her what she meant. When she could not make him understand, he set out to find the fear she told him of. He found robbers and sat with them by their fire. When they realized he did not fear them, they gave him