- Blurb -
On the ground, the crowd of men stood with their mouths agape, watching the wings soar into the air, the tail kept impressively steady and the small plane with a woman at the controls disappearing into the May sunshine. It' s 1942 and World War Two is in full swing. Roberta ' Bobby' Hollis has joined the Air Transport Auxiliary in a team of pilots known as the ' glamour girls' . Just as capable as the men, these amazing women pilot aircraft all around the country. After a childhood being ignored on the family farm by a withdrawn father and a traumatised mother, Bobby had always wanted an escape. And the ATA seemed like the perfect opportunity to realise her dreams and help her country win the war. But there' s always something standing in her way. Her friend Harriet, who attracts chaos wherever she goes. Her father, who would like to marry her off to a rich farmer' s son from the next county. And the family secrets that threaten to engulf everything. Not to mention the danger she' s in every day as part of the ATA. As Bobby navigates her way through life, and love, she has to learn that controlling a huge, four-engined bomber might just be easier than controlling her own life . . .
- Reviews -
Rich in period detail, nostalgia, intrigue, romance and the realities of life in a perilous and unpredictable corner of the home front, Bobby' s War is a saga full of history, heart and our proud national heritage. * Lancashire Evening Post * What a brilliant read! Shirley Mann has given such a well-researched and comprehensive picture of the lives of the courageous women of the ATA, and Bobby is a wonderful heroine. Brave, clever and opinionated, I absolutely loved spending time with her. * Ginny Bell, author of The Dover Cafe at War * Shirley Mann has given us in Bobby Hollis an inspiration. Plucky and resourceful as she delivers her WW2 aircraft, Bobby is exactly the sort of person you' d want at your side in real life today. This is a perfect read when all you want to do is curl up to enjoy a lovely novel. Brava! * Kitty Danton, author of The Evacuee Christmas *
- Author Bio -
Shirley Mann is a Derbyshire-based journalist who spent most of her career at the BBC. She now makes short films for organisations such as the Heritage Lottery Fund. Her first novel, Lily' s War, was inspired by Shirley' s mother, who was a WAAF and her father who was in the Eighth Army. Her second book, Bobby' s War is about a young ATA pilot.
- Full Details -
Status: | Indent title, imported to order |
ISBN-13: | 9781838772222 |
Published: | 18 Mar 2021 |
Published In: | United Kingdom |
Imprint: | Bonnier Zaffre |
Publisher: | Bonnier Zaffre |
Format: | Paperback |
Height: | 198mm |
Width: | 129mm |
Spine: | 28mm |
Weight: | 360g |
Pages: | 496 |
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