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The Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse

Written by: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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An endearing stand-alone story from best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith.

Val was working as a land girl when the Americans arrived at the nearby airfield in 1944. Mike, a young American airman, came into her life soon after, and so, too, did Peter Woodhouse, a dog badly treated on a neighbouring farm and taken in by her aunt.

Little persuasion was needed for Mike to take Peter Woodhouse to the airbase, and over time he became the mascot of the American squad, flying with them whenever their Mosquitoes took to the skies.

When their plane is shot down over Holland, both Mike and Peter Woodhouse are feared lost. But unknown to their loved ones at home, Mike and Peter Woodhouse survived the crash. Taken in by the Dutch resistance and with the help of Ubi, a German officer, the pair remain in hiding until the end of the war, when they are reunited with Val.

We then follow Val, Mike and Peter Woodhouse as they rebuild a life in England and Ubi as he returns to Germany at the end of the war and tries to build a new life for himself. His dream is to run a Wall of Death, a circus ring that pits motorcyclists against gravity as they attempt to stay upright at ever increasing speed....

©2017 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2017 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Historical 20th Century Military Action & Adventure Literature & Fiction
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Captivating story and narration

Alexander McCall Smith never fails to deliver a good story. He's one of my favorite authors and this is my first audio by him. The story set during wartime was heartbreaking, yet beautiful. And I loved how it all tied up in the end.
Rupert Degas was so good at narration, with all the different voices and accents - I was fully invested in the story and my focus never waivered.

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