READER FEEDBACK

AUTHOR RUTH E WILSON WITH HER MEMOIR
"In her just-released autobiography “Conquering Clouds”, Australian Ruth Wilson unravels the tale of a life grown out of a hardscrabble childhood that later blossomed into a long series of remarkable ballooning – and other – adventures and accomplishments. Winning the first Australian hot air balloon championship after having literally been ignored by the director of her first balloon event because of her gender marked the start of a life of ballooning challenges and achievements. But much of this required her to balance dedicated motherhood of her two sons with her attraction to the clouds. Before I read this book, I knew Ruth Wilson only as a distant acquaintance, seen only at various world hot air balloon championships. Now I am happy to know so much more of her remarkable life story.

Bruce Comstock World Champion Balloon Pilot USA

VERY CAPTIVATING AND REVEALING
Just received your book and immediately spent an hour or so reading a few chapters. Very captivating and revealing - you’ve led a fascinating life. Well Done!

Garry L. Canada

SO HUMAN
Just finished your book. Beautifully written and very inspiring. So human. You’re a beautiful soul Ruth E.

Shawn M. Switzerland

GLORIOUS STORY OF PASSION AND PAIN
A glorious story of passion and pain written with honest truth and a simple reality that invites us mere mortal readers to indulge in a life to share her pain and feel her elated freedom of her spirit as this passionate woman writes in her words and with her raw talent to achieve another milestone of her courage and fight for freedom from her demons…one of the greats in the history of this country… A triumph!

Bianca, Indie book reviewer

IT HELD ME ENTRALLED FROM START TO FINISH
I have just finished your inspirational book. It held me enthralled from start to finish and I am left with the question "how has one human packed so much into one lifetime?" It seems that you have lived enough adventure, challenge, triumph and heartbreak for several lifetimes. Some people are driven to succeed because of encouragement. I think your success was due just as much to sheer determination in the face of prejudice and rebellion against narrow minded stereotypes. Most of us would have buckled against the odds but you were spurred on by the impossible to achieve the remarkable, the extraordinary, the life of your dreams. I am in awe of such determination and courage.

Book Club Member – Port Stephens

IT WAS A GREAT PLEASURE
Just finished reading Conquering Clouds. It was a great pleasure for me to vicariously enjoy, endure or otherwise experience enough Wilson-events to fill three lifetimes. As one who is not half so adventurous as you, I am sure that all your exploits must have consumed enough adrenaline to fill several balloon envelopes! Glad you survived and are still prospering.

Peter C. - Alaska

TOTALLY IMMERSIVE, IMPRESSIVE, AMAZING AND INSPIRING
Hello Ruth. I just finished your book I picked up two days ago and couldn’t put it down…totally immersive, impressive, amazing and inspiring. I cried, I laughed and was wide eyed in awe of what you have done, what you have endured and how you have risen above, literally, everything that life has thrown at you.

Richard A. - United Kingdom

GRAB A COPY TO READ
This is an autobiographical book detailing Australian Ruth’s fascinating life so far. It starts from Ruth’s troubled beginning in the 1940’s and the difficulty of growing up of being the eldest daughter. It is a great insight of what she went through as a child/teenager and reminds us that not everyone has the best opportunities at times.  Once Ruth was married and had children, she moved countries to live for a while. Where? Well I think you need to grab a copy to read the book and find out! Once back in Australia she took on the male dominated sport of Hot Air Ballooning. She details many of her adventures on learning to hot air balloon and go on to fly in some amazing places that made her a leader in her field. She has also experienced some sadness and gets through a few very hairy situations. Ruth really has had an interesting life and luckily, she has captured it into a book for us to read.

Beauty & Lace