Book Synopsis: In spite of the disapproval of family, friends, and lovers, four women arrive in Sweetwater, Texas, determined to earn the silver wings of an Army pilot and the Santiago blue uniform of the WASPs. They, are: Eden Van Valkenburg -- a beautiful, spoiled New York debutante, bored by wartime restrictions and the absence of eligible young men, looking for an exciting way to wait out the war; Cappy Hayward, an army brat, torn between love and hate for the rigors of military life, determined not to suffer her mother's fate as a mere appendage to a military career; Marty Rogers, an ambitious working-class girl who sees her flying skill as a chance finally to outshine her favored older brother and win her parents' respect; and Mary Lynn Palmer, a sweet southern girl who takes to the air to be spiritually closer to her pilot husband stationed overseas.
Each woman arrives with her own ambitions, dreams, and illusions -- but by the time her service has ended, each has had to fight her own private war for love, respect, and recognition.
Janet Dailey vividly brings to life the exhilaration and despair, the romance and the danger of women performing men's jobs in a man's world. From the daily rigors of flying heavy, sophisticated aircraft, to their turbulent romances with fellow officers, to their fight to win a legitimate place in the army, Janet Dailey celebrates the courage of women at war, and most of all, makes us feel the unparalleled glory of women in flight.
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