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Of Air and Men

By Damien Lay

Of Air and Men Historical Fiction

Of Air and Men

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On November 8, 1935, the greatest aircraft of its time vanished into the night - and with it, two men, a legend, and the truth. Charles Kingsford Smith, one of the most celebrated international figures of his age, and his young protégé and co-pilot Tommy Pethybridge, were never seen again. What remained was silence, heartbreak, and a mystery that would ripple across generations.Decades later, whilst on expedition in the remote waters off Myanmar, an intrepid explorer uncovers the wreck of the Lady Southern Cross. That discovery ignites a twenty-year journey to piece together what really happened, to strip away the myths that clouded Charles's memory, and to bring long-awaited closure to the families who endured in their absence.OF AIR AND MEN is a true story, epically told through the intimacy of historical fiction - where ambition and hardship, courage and vulnerability, love and loss intertwine. It is also the story of the women who bore the weight of that silence - and of a son, just shy of his third birthday when his father vanished and who, for ninety years, knew him only through the history books. Until now . . . Set against the glamour and turbulence of the 1930s, and echoing into the lives still marked by that night, this is both a mystery unraveled and a legacy reclaimed.A haunting, human story - of those who flew, those who waited, and those who, against all odds, refused to let the truth be lost to time.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
350
Release Date:
2025-10-10
Publication Date:
2025-10-10
Publisher:
Busybird Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798891389496
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
596 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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