I went to check out any new reviews, and was really pleased to find two 5/5 reviews on Kindle.
"I loved the book from start to finish. A really great read."
By Megan Donnelly :
"Fantastic!! What a journey!!"
Most readers like to check out reviews first, so they are very important to internet writers, so thanks very much.
At the moment I am working on a long and complex project, writing a screenplay for the BBC 'open access' month in September, when anyone with an English address can send in a script 'on spec'. Mine is based on eight biographies of women pilots in the second world war, and one of the operations officers. These women worked for the ATA, the Air Transport Auxiliary, along with male pilots. They flew planes from the factories to the fighter squadrons, and to and from the maintenance units. They flew without radio, without being trained in blind-flying (for when the clouds came down), using basically a compass, a map and a watch. Many were posh and English, but they came from all over the globe, from all classes, and were a range of interesting characters. About 10% died, usually in bad weather. Some of them flew everything - starting with Gypsy Moths, they learned to fly the fast Spitfires and Hurricanes, and the massive Halifaxes and Lancasters. Their heroism was so impressive, they ended up getting equal pay for equal work, for the first time in history, with not one single objection being made in Parliament.
It is an absorbing project, and I have just got over the halfway mark, with more death, more near-misses, and real heart-break.
So, back to it, stiff upper lip, chin up!
Cherie
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