When We Had Wings

by Ariel Lawhon

First published 2022

When war breaks out, three young women join the British Air Transport Auxiliary, ferrying planes across England. Daredevil Livy commands the sky, despite her troubled past. Wren, a shy farm girl, finds her wings for the first time. Joy, a war widow, seeks purpose and freedom. As they navigate the challenges of a male-dominated profession, the women forge an unbreakable bond that will carry them through the darkest days of the war.

Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, war, adventure, aviation

Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful

Tropes: female-empowerment, found-family

Setting: England

Period: World War II

432 pages · Paperback · Harper Muse

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