The life that Susan Sandyman has lovingly created is shattered when Singapore falls to Japan. Forced to flee home to thehamlets of southern England, she can either succumb to grief or find solace in war work. When a chance encounter with the elusive Air Transport Auxiliary pilots stirs a spark of excitement, Susan's decision is made.

MargaretMorrison(1897-1973)servedwiththe ATAasamedicalofficerduringtheSecondWorld War. She was a prolific novelist and children's author.

Pamela Tulk-Hart (1918-2010) was an ATA pilot during the Second World War. Over the course of her career, she flew 23 different types of aircraft and was involved in the ferrying of aircraft in preparation for the Normandy landings in 1944.