The Wings To Fly

by Patrick Cooper

Sarah is over 90 years old now, but she can still remember when she was a young teenager scavenging for gulls eggs or nettles to have for dinner. A wounded flying ace appears from nowhere to rescue a friend from the rising tide, and from then on their fates are linked. She finds his tales of courage under fire enthralling, and she is fascinated by his romance with a local girl. Then, in a particularly awesome storm the sea invades her house, ripping off the roof, as well as desolating the entire village, and the lives of everyone change forever. This is Patrick Cooper's second book, a gripping novel which successfully evokes the atmosphere of rural English life during World War 1 and convincingly demonstrates the scale of social change in the last century.

122 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2001

Reviews

[Evill(Hahyouthought)]

I remember reading this book in year 4 a few weeks ago and I really liked it. It teached me alot. I went onto a school trip to slapton and it's near hallsands so we saw alot. It's a really good book and I reccomend reading it if you like history.

[Laura]

I remembered my old primary school teacher reading this book out to the class in year 4. I had always wanted to read it again so I ended up purchasing it not so long ago and I absolutely love it. I feel I have a connection with the book as it is set on a swept away fishing village just miles from my home. I wanted to read and get an idea of the devastation and lives that was there. It's a perfect book.

[Ell Ess]

I read this a while back.
Sometimes books suck me in and I want to go to where they are set, fictional or real.
This one has a real setting. One day I’d like to go here. That’s how much I like this book.