No. of Pages: 312
My Rating: 5 Stars
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France 1944: Frankie opens her eyes and winces. The daylight coming through the shutters is acid-bright, but that’s not what is causing her pain. As she tries to speak through burned and blistered lips, she realises there is only darkness where her memories should be. She is fed sips of water by 9a kindly old French man, Antoine, who tells her that his grandson found her lying next to her burning plane, crying out for a man called Michael. A man she cannot remember.
The Nazis stalk the streets outside the little French farmhouse where Frankie is hidden, and she knows that she is putting Antoine and his grandson’s life in terrible danger. But to leave she needs to remember who she is, and why she feels so afraid when she tries to recall the man she cried out for. As she lies in lavender-scented sheets, flashes of memory begin to come back. A forest deep in rural France, the smell of fear and pine trees and a face she loves marked with terror. Frankie is sure she came to rescue Michael, and she’s determined to complete her mission. But can she find him before the soldiers find her?
A haunting and compelling read about love, strength and sacrifice in the darkest days of World War Two. Fans of Kristin Hannah and The Alice Network will fall in love with Her Forgotten Hours.
Set during World War II, this powerful and moving story follows Frankie, an impressive British Resistance helicopter pilot who barely survives a crash behind enemy lines. Her rescue comes from an unlikely hero, a young boy named Theo who had broken curfew and witnessed her plane go down. Theo and his grandfather, a kindhearted farmer and skilled veterinarian, take Frankie in and save her life, risking their own safety to protect her from the Germans closing in.
When Frankie awakens, she has no memory of who she is or what happened, only the faint recollection of a single name, Michael. As she slowly recovers, fragments of her past begin to return, revealing her dangerous work as a “ferry pilot,” one of the brave aviators tasked with delivering aircraft to top-secret destinations.
I always learn something new from World War II fiction, and this time it was about the fascinating—and perilous—role of ferry pilots. Through flashbacks, we see Frankie’s journey from her youth, her friendship with Michael, which grew into something deeper even as the war forced them apart. We also see how she learned to fly, and the training and expertise she needed for such a dangerous job.
Frankie is a remarkable heroine—intelligent, loyal, and courageous, with an unbreakable spirit that carries her through extraordinary challenges. Lily Graham crafts her character with such depth and humanity that she feels completely real. This gripping, emotional story of memory, sacrifice, and resilience kept me riveted from start to finish.
She is the author of six novels, published by Bookouture, including the bestselling, The Paris Secret and The Island Villa.
Her latest novel The Child of Auschwitz will be out in 2019.
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