The Flight Girls

By: Noelle Salazar

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

INSTANT BEST SELLER

A WOMAN’S WORLD BEST NEW BOOK

"Heart-breaking, validating, exciting." (Hypable)

"Rich historical detail...this saga has it all." (Woman's World)

Shining a light on a little-known piece of history The Flight Girls is a sweeping portrayal of women's fearlessness, love, and the power of friendship to make us soar.

1941. Audrey Coltrane has always wanted to fly. It's why she implored her father to teach her at the little airfield back home in Texas. It’s why she signed up to train military pilots in Hawaii when the war in Europe began. And it’s why she insists she is not interested in any dream-derailing romantic involvements, even with the disarming Lieutenant James Hart, who fast becomes a friend as treasured as the women with whom she flies. Then one fateful day, she gets caught in the air over Pearl Harbor just as the bombs begin to fall, and suddenly, nowhere feels safe.

To make everything she’s lost count for something, Audrey joins the Women Airforce Service Pilots program. The bonds she forms with her fellow pilots reignite a spark of hope in the face war, and - when James goes missing in action - give Audrey the strength to cross the front lines and fight not only for her country, but for the love she holds so dear.

"Captivated me from the first page and never let go...a powerful tale of courage and sacrifice by the Women Airforce Service Pilots during WWII. A spectacular first novel." (Sara Ackerman, USA TODAY best-selling author of The Lieutenant's Nurse)

©2019 Noelle Salazar (P)2019 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

Good narrator, quick read

Quickly became attached to the characters. Was overwhelmed again by the reach and devastation of WWII.

Great Book

Glad to have found this group of women who helped win WW2! Really enjoyed this book and recommend it for a romance and historical fiction.

One of the best I've heard!

I loved this book! I hope Noelle Salazar writes many more! Xe Sands had me at the very first sample. i couldn't wait to listen. This book had it all, and the details were just amazing. I felt all the emotions from laughter to tears. Don't miss this book! Well worth your time!

Evocatively wonderful!

Engrossing, captivating, and absolutely beautiful! From the first words spoken by Xe, the narrator, I was hooked. A fabulously detailed, emotionally charged story; one I can easily see myself listening to again.

Interesting and very moving, quite well narrated!

This is an engaging story with realistic and endearing characters, interesting scenarios and very moving events. The autobiographical nature of the writing is very effective in placing the reader in the midst of the story - in the midst of war. It is not graphic, though it is heart wrenching at times. I especially appreciated the character development, in particular that of the main character. I was grateful the plot included unexpected twists and turns - and definitely recommend this novel to anyone interested in the achievements of these incredible women pilots, their bravery and their lives. This is also a beautiful and realistic love story that does not employee typical clichés. It’s intelligent, insightful and includes a rich relationship between the main characters, a relationship that is especially bittersweet because it grows in the midst of a terrible war. I’d like to think that this is a peek into the lives of our grandparents or great-grandparents when they were our ages and had no idea what the future held but still clinging to hope and love, and their long-held dreams. (PS ....the narrator did a terrific job creating dialogue and narration that could have been very limited as a “auto biographical narrative” -but instead it’s quite well narrated - very easy to listen to and follow, she made it very moving, very real.)

Intriguing main character

Interesting subject matter, character was someone to root for. So many obstacles to overcome. True heroes.

Couldn’t stop listening

Loved this historical fiction, even though it made me cry. Narrator was excellent. I recommend this book.

Captivating and great Pandemic read

this is not my normal style of book by any means so I was suprised by how truly captivating it is. Many authors strive to create stories so real and emotional. This is a gem and will stay with you.

Please keep writing!

Hard to believe this was her first book. I'm looking forward to her next. Xe Sands always a pleasure.
Amazing book

Amazing

I laughed and cried which good characters make you do. And I learned a lot about these amazing women. This was a superb book both in terms of writing and performance.