Girls of Flight City is a fantastic historical fiction by Lorraine Heath. Released in April 2022, it takes readers to a small Texas town during World War II. Jessie grew up flying, and that’s all she wants to do. When her local flight school is selected to train British pilots, Jessie fights for a chance to follow her dreams.
Synopsis from Goodreads
1941. A talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation. When the civilian flight school in her small Texas town begins to clandestinely train British pilots for the RAF, she fights to become an instructor. But the task isn’t without its perils of near-misses and death. Faced with the weight of her responsibilities, she finds solace with a British officer who knows firsthand the heavy price paid in war . . . until he returns to the battles he never truly left behind.
Rhonda Monroe might not be skilled in the air, but can give a trainee a wild ride in a flight simulator. Fearing little, she dares to jeopardize everything for a forbidden relationship with a charismatic airman…
Innocent and fun-loving Kitty Lovelace, Jessie’s younger sister, adores dancing with these charming newcomers, realizing too late the risks they pose to her heart.
As the war intensifies and America becomes involved, the Girls of Flight City do their part to bring a victorious end to the conflict, pouring all their energy into preparing the young cadets to take to the skies and defeat the dangers that await. And lives from both sides of the Atlantic will be forever changed by love and loss…
Positives
- Under 400 pages.
- A variety of characters.
- Different look at WWII history.
Negatives
- No one warned me of the need for a tissue or two.
My Opinions
Girls of Flight City was on my TBR because I enjoy reading historical fiction set during WWII. Even better when it’s not focused on the European theater. I enjoy reading about what the home front was like in England, and even better, how the war impacted life in North America.
Heath was inspired by actual events to write Girls of Flight City. While the characters in the book may all be fictional, the way Heath wrote about them made you believe they could be real. The story focuses mainly on Jessie Lovelace, her younger sister, Kitty, and her best friend, Rhonda. Throughout the story, there is plenty of hope, love, and heartbreak.
Who should read Girls of Flight City? Do you enjoy reading books with strong female characters? Or books set in small towns? What about ones set during WWII that aren’t set in Europe? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should give this book a read.
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