- Title:
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Daughters of the Night Sky
- Written by:
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Aimie K. Runyan
- Read by:
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Kathleen Gati
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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8
- Duration:
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10 hours 15 minutes
- Published:
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February 28 2019
- Available Date:
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February 28 2019
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781721354009
- Genres:
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Fiction; Historical; Historical Fiction; Sagas
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Brilliance audio
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Format
Price
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A novel – inspired by the most celebrated regiment in the Red Army – about a woman’s sacrifice, courage and love in a time of war.
Russia, 1941. Katya Ivanova is a young pilot in a far-flung military academy in the Ural Mountains. From childhood, she’s dreamed of taking to the skies to escape her bleak mountain life. With the Nazis on the march across Europe, she is called on to use her wings to serve her country in its darkest hour. Not even the entreaties of her new husband – a sensitive artist who fears for her safety – can dissuade her from doing her part as a proud daughter of Russia.
After years of arduous training, Katya is assigned to the 588th Night Bomber Regiment – one of the only Soviet air units composed entirely of women. The Germans quickly learn to fear nocturnal raids by the daring fliers they call ‘Night Witches’. But the brutal campaign will exact a bitter toll on Katya and her sisters-in-arms. When the smoke of war clears, nothing will ever be the same – and one of Russia’s most decorated military heroines will face the most agonising choice of all.
'Fans of historical fiction or tales of women defying the odds will be immediately drawn in to Runyan’s crisp, effortless prose.'
New York Journal of Books