The Spitfire girls / Jenny Holmes.
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TextSeries: Holmes, Jenny, Spitfire girls ; bk. 1.Publisher: Leicester [England] : Thorpe, 2021Edition: Large print editionDescription: 432 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750549271Subject(s): Great Britain. Air Transport Auxiliary -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Fiction | Women air pilots -- Fiction | Female friendship -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books. Summary: Mary is a driver for the ATA, and although she yearns to fly a Spitfire, she fears her humble background will hold her back. After all, glamorous Angela is set to be the next 'Atta girl' on the recruitment posters; Bobbie learned to fly in her father's private plane; and Jean was taught the Queen's English at grammar school before joining the squad. Dedicated and resilient, those three girls rule the skies, weathering storms and dodging enemy fire. Mary can only dream of joining them - until she gets the push she needs to overcome her self-doubt. Thrown together, the girls form a tight bond as they face the perils of their job. But they soon find that affairs of the heart can be just as dangerous as attacks from above...
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Wundowie Northam Large Print | F HOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111077500922 |
Mary is a driver for the ATA, and although she yearns to fly a Spitfire, she fears her humble background will hold her back. After all, glamorous Angela is set to be the next 'Atta girl' on the recruitment posters; Bobbie learned to fly in her father's private plane; and Jean was taught the Queen's English at grammar school before joining the squad. Dedicated and resilient, those three girls rule the skies, weathering storms and dodging enemy fire. Mary can only dream of joining them - until she gets the push she needs to overcome her self-doubt. Thrown together, the girls form a tight bond as they face the perils of their job. But they soon find that affairs of the heart can be just as dangerous as attacks from above...
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