Author: GOULD, CAROL
Title: Spitfire Girls - a Tale of the Lives and Loves, Achievements and Heroism of the Women Ata Pilots in World War II
Description: Forfar, Scotland, Black Ace. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 1872988121). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A passionate and unforgettable saga of the women pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary in World War II. At the core of this powerful novel are the women who made up the first group of ATA pilots. Edith Allam, an American Jewess, developed a friendship with one of Germany's legendary photographers who, like Edith, is also an aviatrix. Edith's forbidden love affair with an African American, Errol Carnaby, is set against the turmoil of Friedrich Kranz, a wealthy Austrian-Jewish industrialist who escapes to Britain and falls deeply in love with Valerie Cobb, the British head of ATA who flew over 2000 missions. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.85 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST NOT EX LIB 13. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: War Fiction, Air Transport Auxiliary, World War II, Edith Allam, Errol Carnaby, Friedrich Kranz, Valerie Cobb 1872988121


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