Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue

“Trutharrivesinmicroscopicincrements,andwhenenoughhasaccumulated–inamomentofrecognition,youjustknow.Youknowbecausethetruthfits.Iwastheonlymemberofmyfamilytolackthegenefornumbers,butIdoneedthingstoaddup.Approachingmidlife,Ibecameawareofadarkeningfeeling–wasitsomethingheavyonmyheart,orwassomethingmissing?GratefulasIamfortheopportunitiesI’vehad,andespeciallyforthepeoplewhocameintomylifeasaresult,Icouldn’tignorethisfeeling.Ihadtheimpulsetobeginaconversationwithmyself,throughwriting,asiftoseeifmyfingerscouldgettothebottomofit.ItwasaSaturdaymorningeightortenyearsagowhenIbeganfollowingthisimpulsetofindtheanswerstounformedquestions.SkywritingiswhatIcallmypersonalprocessofdiscovery.”Andsobeginsthisbeautifulandsurprisingmemoir,inwhichbelovedbroadcastjournalistJanePauleytellsaremarkablestoryofself-discoveryandanextraordinarylife,fromherchildhoodintheAmericanheartlandtoherthreedecadesintelevision.EncompassingherbeginningsatthelocalIndianapolisstationandherbrightdebut–atagetwenty-fiveonNBC’sTodayandlateronDateline–Pauleyforthrightlydelvesintotheupsanddownsofafantasticcareer.ButthereismuchmoretoJanePauleythanjustthefamousfaceonTVs.Inthismemoir,sherevealsherselftobeabrilliantwomanwithsingularinsights.SheexploresherrootsgrowingupinIndianaanddiscussestheresiliencyoftheAmericanfamily,andaddresseswithhumoranddepthasubjectveryclosetoherheart:discoveringyourselfandredefiningyourstrengthsatmidlife.Striking,moving,candid,andunique,Skywritingexploresfirsthandthedifficultyandtherewardsofself-reinvention.FromtheHardcoveredition.,