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Dance With Wings [Kindle Edition]

Amelia Carr (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews) |
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'A tale of love, family and secrets... The sheer sadness of it all is sometimes overwhelming. A real page turner'

(News of the World )

'This is an epic family drama, moving and unforgettable, that you're sure to enjoy!'

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A heart-warming family drama spanning three generations, with an unforgettable love story at its heart.When the telegram arrives on a bright sunny day in 1942, Nancy feels sick with dread. But instead of wartime bad news it's from the legendary Jackie Cochran, asking Nancy to fly for Great Britain. For Nancy, a girl with flying in her blood, it's an opportunity she simply can't turn down. But that fateful decision is to trigger a series of events, with consequences that will reverberate through the generations. In summer 2006, Sarah is at a crossroads in her life when her adored grandmother Nancy asks her to help lay the ghosts of her past to rest. Sarah agrees, little suspecting the long-buried and shocking secrets that will be dragged to the surface.From the tension of World War Two right up to the present day, this is a sweeping family story that is both moving and unforgettable.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 667 KB
  • Print Length: 580 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0755347188
  • Publisher: Headline (3 Sep 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004KZONJA
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #10,996 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I took this book with me to read on holiday and couldn't put it down. I just wanted to read more and more from the very first page.

You are immediately drawn into the present lives of the main characters, who span three generations, feeling with each their hopes, dreams and problems, in their very different and fascinating worlds. And yet, although they are all so different, there is something about each one you can personally relate to. Linking them all is Grandma Nancy, an old lady, looking back over her life, reliving its highs and lows and secrets, pondering its outcome, and wishing to right its wrongs. And as more and more of her past life emerges, so each of her family find themselves facing again their own pasts, and coming to terms with the buried thoughts, feelings and misunderstandings that link them, and that have led them to where they now are.

On one level, this is a lovely story of a remembered life and love in wartime, but more than that, it is an amazing exploration of the complexities of real life personalities and relationships that shape lives. Each character is superficially very different, but black and white soon turns to shades of grey as you see each one, not just as they appear to be, but also through their own hidden thoughts and feelings. And as you understand more and more of each, they become ever increasingly real and interesting, and you cant wait to learn more.

This is a very well told page turner. A lovely story that encompasses all the dilemmas and complexities of life, with an unexpected ending that keeps you guessing right to the end. Just brilliant !! You must read it.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Dance with Wings 28 Mar 2009
Format:Paperback
`Dance With Wings' continuously and seamlessly moves from past to present gradually revealing how events that unfold and choices that are made by the central character during the 2nd world war impact on their families over the next two generations.
Masterfully narrated through 5 very different characters the story reflects the life changing decisions that reverberate through the years. Secrets that are kept, misconceptions drawn, passions set aside, loyalties unselfishly sustained and love that remains undiminished through the passage of time.
As a group of teachers from a variety of backgrounds cultures and ages, our book club all found parallels drawn from our own lives and the lives of relatives and friends - many of whom were still living with the `consequences' of just such secrets kept hidden within families. We loved the clever weaving from past to present and how each character revealed a new dimension to the widening story; dealing in very different ways with the cards they were dealt.
This book is a real page turner and a great one to curl up with on a blustery afternoon.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful book about a family saga through the generations. Told by various key characters within the book, the story comes to life through their thoughts, actions and memories.

I particularly like reading about the 2WW period, so this book also gave me further insight into what it was like for pilots in training before going off to war.

The biggest suprise though was that I thought I knew how it was all going to end....it kept me on the edge of my seat and then had a suprisingly different end to what I'd imagined! Brilliant!

I read it in just 3 days and I would recommend this as a great summer read, on the beach or under that sun umbrella! You'll find you really want to know what the 'secret' is, you'll probably shed a small tear, but without a doubt you'll be gripped and be anxious to find out how it all ends!
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