Stephanie Cannon is something of a genius. A lover of life, and a purveyor of dreams. It was totally engaging and I would have listened to it in one go if I was able. Do you swallow hard to stop yourself blubbing at those key points of desperation? Do you smile widely when what you want to happen does, though not in the way you expected? Do you find it difficult to stop reading or listening? I loved this book.
The only level of accuracy you need to concern yourself with is whether the storytelling of the author has hit your emotional hotspots. When James goes missing in action, those bonds help her summon the courage to cross the front lines and give her the faith that they will return home - together.īefore listening to the book, I was a little shocked when I saw some one-star reviews (though in a tiny minority), with allegations of historical inaccuracy. The fast friendships she forms with her fellow WASP women reignites a spark of hope in the face of a war that moves closer to home every day. She seizes the opportunity to join the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, hoping to make everything she's lost count for something. Then one fateful day, she gets caught in the air over Pearl Harbour just as the bombs begin to fall, and suddenly, nowhere feels safe.įollowing the attack, Audrey struggles to reconcile her devastating losses - colleagues, friends and the piece of her heart she left in the air.
And it is why she insists she is not interested in any dream-derailing romantic involvements, even with the disarming Lieutenant James Hart, who fast becomes a friend as dear as the women she flies with. It is why she signed up to train military pilots in Hawaii when the war in Europe began. It is why she implored her father to teach her at the little airfield back home in Texas. Inspired by the real team of female pilots who trained World War II soldiers, a stunning debut novel about friendship and its power to make us soar.Īudrey Coltrane has always wanted to fly.
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