Book description
 This novel has it all Â- humour amid the sadness, bravery, hope,
love and the tragedy of young lives lived and lost during World War
II' Â- Aberdeen Press & Journal  The author of  Second Sightâ ,
Meg Henderson is one of Scotland's bestselling novelists and here she
presents us with another hugely absorbing story' Â- Cork Evening Echo
 Henderson's evocation of women's wartime experiences is compelling'
Â- Glasgow Herald  Keep the hankies nearby for this truly beautiful,
bittersweet story of love, loss and an indomitable woman who refuses
to be broken' Â- Scottish Daily Record Growing up in a family whose
only interest is her older sister, a precociously talented singer,
Daisy learns early on how to cope with disappointment and rejection.
Strikingly attractive, Daisy is determined to break free and live life
on her own terms. Then a despicable act of violence gives her no
choice but to leave home. The WAAFs want recruits and Daisy, full of
anticipation and trepidation, signs up. Now she can be the person
she's always wanted to be Â- but who exactly is that? Through the
dangers of the war, the raids, the heightened camaraderie, the
emotional tension, Daisy comes to realise that she need not put up a
front as a good-time girl or an ice-queen. But by then, it's too late
for the one pilot who almost broke through her reserveÂ
Meg Henderson was born in Glasgow. She is a journalist and author of
the bestselling memoir, Finding Peggy. She has also written many
well-loved novels, including 'The Holy City', 'Bloody Mary', 'Chasing
Angels', 'The Last Wanderer', 'Second Sight' and 'Daisy's Wars'.
