Publisher's Synopsis
It is 1940 and Britain is at war. In London, eighteen-year-old Susan Banks longs to do her duty. Her secret ambition is to learn to fly. Just as she fears she will be trapped forever in a life of servitude, she meets Tony Richards, a flying instructor based in Hampshire. Forced to flee London, Susan works hard to earn her keep, and her friendship with Tony - now recalled. But then she receives devastating news - Tony is missing in action. Susan wonders if she'll ever see the man she loves again and realise her dream of becoming a Spitfire girl...