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Bluebirds

Margaret Mayhew

1993702 pagesabout 11–16 hours
1993
first published
  • 1993Corgi · 703 pages · ENGISBN 9780552139106
  • 2001CorgiISBN 9780552172318
  • 2006Corgi · 702 pages · ENGISBN 9780552152891
  • 2015Transworld Publishers Limited · 704 pages · ENGISBN 9781448169221
  • 1993Transworld Publishers Ltd · 702 pagesISBN 9780385403054
  • 2011Corgi BooksISBN 9780552163897
  • 2004Corgi Adult · 709 pagesISBN 9780552152433

1939 - Officer Felicity Newman and a ragtag group of young women arrive at RAF Colston. They are the first of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force: brave female pilots ready to do their bit. But Station Commander, David Palmer, doesn't want them. They're a nuisance, unable to do the work of men, and they would undoubtedly fall apart if the station was bombed. Felicity is determined to prove the worth of her 'Bluebirds'. As the war goes on, so the girls make their mark - behaving heroically under fire, supporting the pilots with their strength, loyalty, and often their love - a love sometimes tragic, sometimes passionate, but always courageous.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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