The Long Flight Home - a heart-breaking and uplifting World War 2 love story (Paperback)

A heart-breaking and moving story of love and sacrifice, set against the backdrop of the Blitz. Inspired by true events, and perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Dear Mrs Bird *** Is love strong enough to survive a war? September 1940. As enemy fighter planes blacken the sky, Susan Shepherd finds comfort at her home in Epping Forest, where she and her grandfather raise homing pigeons. Of all Susan's birds, it's Duchess who is the most extraordinary, and the two share a special bond. Thousands of miles away, Ollie Evans, a young American pilot decides to travel to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. But Ollie doesn't expect his quest to bring him instead to the National Pigeon Service - a covert new operation involving homing pigeons - and to Susan. The National Pigeon Service has a dangerous mission to air-drop hundreds of pigeons into German-occupied France. Despite their growing friendship Ollie and Susan must soon be parted - but will Duchess's devotion and sense of duty prove to be an unexpected lifeline between them? Based on true events, The Long Flight Home is an uplifting and timeless wartime novel, that reminds us how, in times of hardship, hope is never truly lost.

General

Imprint:	Hodder Paperback
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	A.L. Hlad
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-5293-1146-4
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Farm & working animals Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Romance > General Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > Second World War fiction Books > Fiction > True stories > War / combat / elite forces > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	1-5293-1146-2
Barcode:	9781529311464

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