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Glory Girl by Peter Yeldham

This book is set in 1927, in the jazz age. It is a time when aviators seek to conquer new frontiers in the sky and push their aircraft to the limits. One such aviator is former wartime ace James Harrington. He wants to be the first person to fly a light aircraft from Britain to Australia. With so much desert and water to cross, he has been told it can’t be done, but he is out to prove them wrong.

Feisty young Australian Sarah Carson can help make the dream come true, but only if James takes her with him. Sarah comes from a small outback town has longs to see the world and go on adventures ever since she saw the soldiers leaving for the war, when she was a teenager. Now in London she sees her chance for adventure. All goes reasonably well until half way on their journey the plane disappears.

Reporting on the story in London is Sarah’s boyfriend, Fleet Street aviation correspondent Daniel Anderson, whose job is to uncover the truth. What happened to them? Are they alive? And what is really going on?

This exciting adventure-romance is based on a true story. It is about a heroic and ambitious pair seeking glory. Glory Girl is about the risks they take and the sacrifices they make for aviation history. It is also the unforgettable story of relationships and adventure.

RRP $40.00
Published and distributed by Penguin Group under the Michael Joseph title

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