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
The Brotherhood of Fear leading a posse of locals to hunt down his pursuer. The reviewer for "The New York Times" wrote that the novel "exhibited the same craftsmanship that distinguished [Ardrey's] writing for the theater." He also drew a connection between the novel and Ardrey's most famous theatrical work, Thunder Rock. Like his play, "Thunder Rock" (which was produced in both New York and London, and, somehow, never quite attracted the attention it deserved), "The Brotherhood of Fear" is first and last an allegory for our time. The novel touched on many themes that would continue to be important in Ardrey's work. In