TY - BOOK AU - Steel,Danielle TI - Flying angels SN - 9781529021769 U1 - 813.54 23/eng/20212511 PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - Macmillan KW - United States KW - Air Force Nurse Corps KW - Fiction KW - Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 KW - Female friendship KW - Nurses KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Women KW - England KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Aviation nursing KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Historical fiction KW - lgft N1 - First published 2021 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House; "Bravery, loyalty, courage and friendship under war-torn skies" -- Cover N2 - It is 1941 and the devastating loss of life following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor leaves best friends Audrey and Lizzie distraught and bereft as they lose someone they both love deeply. As they come to terms with their grief, their resolve to play a worthwhile role towards the war effort is strengthened. As trained nurses they volunteer for the army medivac corps and are sent to England where they join a team who fly on dangerous missions to the Front to bring back wounded soldiers. Audrey, Lizzie and their fellow medics and pilots will suffer the tragedies of war and experience loss and suffering. They will come to understand the importance of friendship, respect, bravery and being true to yourself. But, once the war is over, can they learn one of the hardest lessons of all: the ability to love again? ER -