Vicar's daughter Izzy feels hugely guilty that she's having a very good war. Having learned to fly in a travelling circus before the war, she's now joined the Air Transport Auxiliary as one of their few female pilots and is having the time of her life. The only cloud on the horizon is having to lie to her father about her exact role in the ATA. Her father is against the whole notion of women flying - he certainly wouldn't approve of her becoming a 'spitfire girl'.

Izzy also feels distinctly out of place among the more upper class ladies of the ATA. She would love to be as worldly as her flighty housemate, Julia, or as sophisticated as society wife Clare. But when Izzy finds herself falling for the charms of a dashing American doctor it is to Julia and Clare that she turns for help...

Set against the backdrop of World War 2, this is the story of a remarkable group of women pilots

About the Author
Isla Dewar was born in Edinburgh. She wrote articles for magazines and newspapers for many years before she wrote her first novel, KEEPING UP WITH MAGDA, in 1995. She lives in Fife with her husband, a cartoonist.

Reviews
A smashing heroine, a thoroughly satisfying story that will make you want to laugh and cry. I really did enjoy this novel * Maureen Lee *
Isla is the best, the funniest, the cleverest, the most enjoyable...writer in Scotland today. I can guarantee that you too would enrich your life beyond all measure by discovering Isla Dewar * Robin Pilcher *
Dewar's extraordinary gift is to make the reader care about the eventual fate of every one of her characters * Scotland on Sunday *
Isla Dewar is a warm-hearted and gifted storyteller * Catherine Ryan Hyde *
A realist, observant and needle-sharp, Isla Dewar can be very funny * The Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9780091938130
Author Isla Dewar
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Ebury Press
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Weight(grams) 331g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 31mm