Flight of the Kiwi is an engrossing first novel that follows a young womanas journey into her past. After her mother dies, Samantha canat move forward without finding her father and discovering why he was never part of her life. When she learns her motheras shocking secret, she must decide how it will affect her future. Samanthaas story is set in the final throes of the a80s, when the Reagan era was ending along with communism and women were struggling with the choices and challenges of new opportunities. With poetic prose and a wonderful feel for the city that is the heart of our government, Carol Donsky Newell has captured the times and one womanas struggle with the changes around her.