Flying angels / Danielle Steel.
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TextPublisher: London : Macmillan, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 266 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529021769Subject(s): United States. Air Force Nurse Corps -- Fiction | Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Fiction | Female friendship -- Fiction | Nurses -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- England -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Aviation nursing -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.DDC classification: 813.54 Summary: 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?
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F STE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111083513307 |
First published 2021 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House.
"Bravery, loyalty, courage and friendship under war-torn skies" -- Cover.
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?
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