The Flight Girls

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I read well into the night, unable to stop. The book is unputdownable' Debbie MacomberAudrey Coltrane has always wanted to fly. It's why she implored her father to teach her. It's why she signed up to train military pilots when the war began. And it is why she insists she's not interested in any dream-derailing romantic involvements, even with the disarming Lieutenant James Hart. 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.Following the attack, Audrey struggles with her devastating losses - colleagues, friends and the piece of her heart she left in the air. She seizes the opportunity to join the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, hoping to make everything she's lost count for something.The fast friendships she forms with her fellow WASP women reignites a spark of hope. And 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.Inspired by the real team of female pilots who trained World War II soldiers, this is a stunning debut novel about friendship and its power to make us soar.'A powerful tale of courage and sacrifice' Sara Ackerman