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Parallel Flights: A Father-daughter Memoir
1st Books Library (
16 January, 2003 )
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Yes, literally, I couldnt put Antony Leicesters book down once started. I too was RAF during WWII and deeply appreciate all he brings out about our experiences. Leicester puts in eloquent words exactly how I feel--and felt. Unbelievably accurate and true.
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A vivid recreation of Britains air war in WWII.  |
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One helluva book. Fascnating and absorbing story of the tough WWII years, told by an RAF pilot of Lancasters and Dakotas who served at home, in North Africa, in India, in Europe. Tony Leicester was in the thick of it, and tells his story with humor and a fine feel for his men and his planes. Read it--and YOU ARE THERE.
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Cementing relationships |
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Not so much a story about 2 mid-teenagers flying from coast to coast across America, but more the story of strained relations between brothers and between father and sons.
It took over 25 years for Rinker Buck to get all this organised in his head, then put it on paper, but it was worth waiting for.
What we get is the straight story, from his point of view, of the preparations and the journey, the turnaround in relations between him and brother Kern, and the two of them dealing with the expectations of a larger-than-life father who, perhaps secretly, wished to relive fame through the exploits of his sons.
Told against the backdrop of ariel incidents, we find that the ebullient schoolboy prankster has to take (literally) a back seat to his shy, reclusive older brother, who suddenly comes out of his shell.
It never descends into maudlin, or goes over-the-top, it is a straight from the shoulder account of the trip and the souring and cementing of relationships - a damn fine read. *****
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