The Quail Hunter: A NovelletteiUniverse, 9 de gen. 2001 - 313 pàgines Still in search of her real self, a frustrated young woman leaves the US in a late summer day to go overseas seeking help and advice from a father she didn't see since she was twelve. She leaves a small world she was hoping to change to encounter a big world that will change her forever. This is a true, well documented epic of personal transformation, love, betrayal and a stunning discovery followed by a horrendous war engulfing millions of lives. When her country calls, she becomes one of the first women pilots fighting in silence on a little known front. This is a daring, fearless account of change, of survival and triumph. |
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Pàgina 21 - Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release From little things: Knows not the livid loneliness of fear, Nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear The sound of wings.