Violette Szabo by Susan Ottaway

Susan Ottaway has always been fascinated by planes, literature, and twentieth-century history. She worked for four different airlines during a twenty-year span, mostly in the UK but also in Germany and Australia, and before leaving the industry, she authored her first book, a biography of Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC. She has now written seven other books, including the critically praised Fly with the Stars, a history of British South American Airways, co-authored with her brother Ian Ottaway, and the bestselling Sisters, Secrets, and Sacrifice, the story of Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne, who were Special Operations Executive agents during WWII. Sarah and Nick live in Hampshire with their dog and three pets.