Where the Sky Begins
A novel by Rother Wood
Elena Moore has everything she once thought she wanted-a high-paying job in Los Angeles, designer shoes, exclusive parties, and a life curated for perfection. But behind the selfies and champagne, a slow ache grows louder: the feeling that something essential is missing. When a late-night call to her mother unearths a forgotten story-and a part of herself she left behind-Elena makes an impulsive decision. She sells everything and flies to Alaska, chasing not just escape, but freedom.
With only a dusty private pilot license and a gut-deep hunger for meaning, she joins a rugged flying club and purchases a battered bush plane. There, she meets Noah, a quiet, grounded pilot with a past of his own. Together, they fly, fix, and fall into a rhythm that feels more like truth than anything she's known. When they decide to circumnavigate the globe in their two-seat aircraft, what begins as an adventure turns into something more: a love letter to the sky, a reckoning with fear, and a journey back to what it means to truly live.
From the icy runways of Alaska to the deserts of Africa, over oceans and ancient cities, Where the Sky Begins is a sweeping, heart-filled story about leaving behind the life you're told to want in order to discover the one that was waiting all along. At once breathtaking and deeply grounded, this novel is for anyone who's ever looked at the horizon and wondered what might happen if they simply took off.