by Anita Mason
First published 1994
Fredrika grows up privileged but restless, determined to fly despite her family's objections and society's narrow expectations for women. She masters glider flying first, earning Olympic recognition and national fame. Her ambition drives her to propeller aircraft, then to dreams of experimental jets and rockets. She volunteers for the most dangerous missions until the Luftwaffe reluctantly accepts her as their only female military pilot. Freddy rises to become Germany's premier test pilot, her skill and fearlessness contradicting Nazi ideals about women belonging in domestic roles. But her service to the regime takes on new meaning when she falls in love with another woman, creating deadly risk for both of them in a system that destroys anyone who doesn't conform.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, aviation
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-love
Setting: Germany
Period: 20th-century
372 pages · Hardcover · Soho Pr Inc
Content warnings: violence