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Beneath Us the Stars by David Wiltshire

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Beneath Us the Stars

Author
David Wiltshire
Narrator
David Blair
Publisher
Soundings
Publish Date
1 January 2024
Run Time
5 hours 55 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Historical fiction, Second World War fiction

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Cambridge, 1944. Bill Anderson is a restless young fighter pilot who finds himself grounded for a week. He can't wait to get back in the sky where he belongs. But fate has other plans. He strays into a stuffy college library and happens on Mary Rice, a spirited bluestocking who takes his breath away. Before long, the spark between them deepens into true love. But their time together can't last forever. All too soon, Bill is torn from Mary's side and sent back to the battlefield. Then the unthinkable happens. Bill's plane is shot down and Bill himself is missing presumed dead. It's Mary's worst nightmare come true, but she won't give up on her sweetheart now she's found him.

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Author
David Wiltshire
Narrator
David Blair
Duration
5 hours 55 minutes
Release Date
1 January 2024
ISBN
9781399166911
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Soundings
Genre
Historical fiction, Second World War fiction

Synopsis

Cambridge, 1944. Bill Anderson is a restless young fighter pilot who finds himself grounded for a week. He can't wait to get back in the sky where he belongs. But fate has other plans. He strays into a stuffy college library and happens on Mary Rice, a spirited bluestocking who takes his breath away. Before long, the spark between them deepens into true love. But their time together can't last forever. All too soon, Bill is torn from Mary's side and sent back to the battlefield. Then the unthinkable happens. Bill's plane is shot down and Bill himself is missing presumed dead. It's Mary's worst nightmare come true, but she won't give up on her sweetheart now she's found him.

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