When youngSharon Lacey travels from Canada to England in the spring of 1940 in search ofthe father she never knew, she finds herself called upon to participate in amuch larger and more dangerous mission. For at eighteen, she is a gifted flierin an England desperate for pilots to fend off the impending attack fromHitler's Luftwaffe. In the months that follow, Sharon will be tested in waysthat will affect the rest of her life--should she survive. WithBlackbirds, award-winning mystery novelist Garry Ryanturns his hand towards historical fiction, vividly evoking the fear anduncertainty of wartime England, as well as the spirit of camaraderie andadventure shared by the men--and women--who stepped forward to defendit.