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 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