Description
USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate's historical debut is like reading a personal diary of the brave women who were unsung heroes of WWII, (Rhys Bowen, Royal Spyness mysteries) and will delight readers of Kelly Rimmer's The Things We Cannot Say and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls. During World War II, farmer's daughter Rosalie Wright becomes a pilot assisting the RAF. But will a romantic rivalry send her aerial dreams plummeting to earth? Ever since she was 10 years old, Rosalie Wright's eyes have been on the skies. But at the age of 18, on the verge of earning her pilot's license, the English farmer's daughter watches her dreams of becoming an aviatrix fly away without her. Britain's entry into World War II brings civilian aviation to a standstill. Then, Rosalie's father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her brothers to run the farm. Everything changes when she learns that the Air Transport Authority is recruiting women pilots to ferry warplanes across Britain to RAF bases. Despite her mother's objections, Rosalie cannot resist the call of her country--and the lure of the skies. During her training on Gipsy Moth aircraft, Rosalie forms a fast friendship with fellow flyer Caroline Andrews. Her trusty Ferry Pilots Notebook by her side, Rosalie delivers to five airfields in a day--while fighting an endless battle against skeptical male pilots and ground crews. She would much rather spend her time on the wing than on the arm of any man...until she meets gruff pilot Snug Durrant and RAF squadron leader Alan Chersey. Snug is a cynical, wisecracking playboy, and Alan is every WAAF's heartthrob...and Rosalie catches both their eyes. As the war drags on, and casualties mount, will love and tragedy send Rosalie's exhilarating airborne life crashing to the ground?
Author: Marty Wingate
Publisher: Alcove Press
Published: 02/08/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781643859569
ISBN10: 1643859560
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | World War II
- Fiction | Friendship
- Fiction | Women
Author: Marty Wingate
Publisher: Alcove Press
Published: 02/08/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781643859569
ISBN10: 1643859560
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | World War II
- Fiction | Friendship
- Fiction | Women
About the Author
USA Today best-selling author Marty Wingate writes mystery series and historical fiction set in England with the occasional foray into Scotland. The First Edition Library mysteries (Berkley), set in Bath, feature Hayley Burke, the curator of a collection of books from the Golden Age of Mystery. Murder is a Must, book two, will be released in the fall, 2020. Marty is also the author of the Potting Shed books (Alibi) with Pru Parke, a middle-aged American gardener transplanted from Texas to England, and the Birds of a Feather series (Alibi) with Julia Lanchester, bird lover, who runs a tourist office in a Suffolk village.

