An heroic love story, set at the time of the Berlin Air Lift.
In the British sector was Squadron Leader Michael Harrison, a war hero who had helped to bomb Berlin into fragments. In the Russian sector was Lili Leicht, German, middle-class daughter of a university professor and now living in the ruins of her former home. As the tensions in the smoldering city grew worse, so Michael and Lili fell in love.
An heroic love story, set at the time of the Berlin Air Lift.Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Fiona Valpy and Kristin Hannah, a powerful and moving saga set in the aftermath of World War II from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew.READERS ARE LOVING THE PATHFINDER!"An exciting book to read. It was very gripping, emotional, happy and sad. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The characters were strong, interesting and the story kept me wanting to know what happened..." - 5 STARS"I could not put this book down..." - 5 STARS"Wonderful stuff..."- 5 STARS"I loved every page..."- 5 STARS"This is a brilliant story...I was sorry when it ended..." - 5 STARS****A CITY DIVIDED BY WAR. TWO LOVERS ON OPPOSING SIDES. CAN THEIR LOVE SURVIVE?Berlin 1948. The defeated city lies in ruins. Divided by the Allies and set deep behind Russian lines, it is a city of want, wretchedness and sleaze.Lili Leicht is now fighting for survival under Russian rule and dependent on aid from the British - the nation that killed her mother.Yet when she meets Squadron Leader Michael Harrison - now himself having to bring food and fuel to the surviving Berliners - a people he bombed and who he connects with the murder of his sister and her children - a spark ignites...Can their love surmount the prejudices and hatred born of war?
Margaret Mayhew was born in London and her earliest childhood memories were of the London Blitz. She began writing in her mid-thirties and had her first novel published in 1976. She is married to American aviation author, Philip Kaplan, and lives in Gloucestershire. Her novels, Bluebirds, The Crew, The Little Ship, Our Yanks, The Pathfinder and Those In Peril are all published by Corgi Books.
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