I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book and so I got to read it in October 08. Wowie zowie! What a fantastic book. Smith’s writing is elegant and evocative and you feel the heat, dust, and tension of 1943 Texas like you’re standing right there.

Back during WWII, the army trained and hired women pilots to do jobs like ferry new planes across the country. It was a tough job with very little compensation, monetary or respect-wise. Not to mention dangerous. This exciting tale is told through a young woman’s view as she trains to be a pilot. There are lots of exciting twists to this story, but I don’t really want to give anything away. Just read it. You won’t be sorry!

There are so many people I want to read this I can’t decide who to lend it to first!