Set amid the London Blitz of World War 11, when desperate British Services enlisted homing pigeons to carry messages across enemy lines. The Long Flight Home is a bittersweet tale of courage, soul mates and sacrifice. It is the story of an almost-love affair between two people brought together and then driven apart by war: Susan, a young woman who trains homing pigeons in England; and Ollie,a crop-duster from Maine, who disregards US neutrality and travels to Britain in a quest to join the Royal Air Force. With compassionate insight, beautiful detail and meticulous research, Alan Hlad illuminates mostly forgotten corners of WW11 history, conjuring a deeply moving wartime experience.... in which hope is the thing with feathers.
LCCN:
2019932232
Locations:
VOPB384 -- Conrad Public Library (Conrad)
SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)
SEPC074 -- Hawkins Memorial Library (La Porte City)
HQPD845 -- Rock Valley Public Library (Rock Valley)
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