This is a new author for me and I was delighted with the book. Her writing style is very similar to Maeve Binchy who I really enjoy. Daisy Sheridan is growing up in Newcastle where the Irish are treated horribly (this takes place in the 30's, I think). Daisy is determined to get out of the Irish ghetto and a devastating event pushes her sooner than she has planned. From that one event, she enlists in the WAAF and her "new" life begins. She re-invents herself to a hard-hearted girl/woman. I couldn't put the book down and I laughed and cried. Very good read.
I found this book to very pretty intriguing, as the main character fights to become her own person in 1930's Newcastle, England, in an era when those of Irish descent had very few paths open to them. The start of WWII provided the ultimate "out" for Daisy as she joined the WAAFs and became a Radio Tower Operator, or Air Controller as we know them today, in many cases attempting the guide in badly injured planes and crews. Three-quarters of the book covers Daisy's war years, and then the next 35 or so years are compressed into the ending, which was the one aspect I found a little jarring. Overall though it was a very enjoyable book with an involving main character. Good historical fiction with just a touch of romance.
