James W. Ure is former publicist and executive director of the Sundance Film Festival, a publicist for Taft Entertainment and the author of Seized by the Sun: The Life and Disappearance of World War II Pilot Gertrude Tompkins, Leaving the Fold: Candid Conversations with Inactive Mormons as well as several books on fly-fishing. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Seized by the Sun introduces teens to the remarkable life of Gertrude “Tommy” Tompkins, who overcame many challenges to find her passion in flying. She became one of 126 elite women chosen to pilot World War II fighter planes for the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs). Her dissappearance remains a mystery and no crash site was ever found. The result of sixteen years of research and interviews, Seized by the Sun is an invaluable addition to any student’s or history buff’s bookshelf.
