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"FIGHTING SISTERS"
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WHAT IF ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN FIGHTER PILOTS OF WWII
KEPT HER STORY SECRET?
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Some nice notices!
Historical fiction fans rejoice! Twyla will join the battle for the skies and the breathtaking beauty and despair that follow will keep you glued to your seat as you turn the pages of this book of war, sisterhood, passion and love.
Cas Donovan, Motion Picture Executive
I usually stick to crime fiction, but Family Lost hooked me with its sharp twists and high-stakes moments. The tension is palpable, especially during Twyla's near misses--Pearl Harbor and her capture in the Eastern Front had me flipping pages fast. There's real grit here, and the character development makes it feel like a well-crafted mystery, only with wings and war. Chris Roy
“Very little has been written about the female pilots who flew during the war, a story as fascinating as it is unfortunately neglected. Bellen provides a captivating portrayal of the risks these women took and the sacrifices they made, a service not always duly recognized. In addition, the depiction of the aerial combat is electrifying—the author draws these scenes with cinematic vivacity.” —Kirkus Reviews
"It occurred to me whose writing style this reminds me of Harper Lee. Not bad."
Rick Stone author, "Becomes the Wind”
BASED UPON, AND INSPIRED BY, REAL WOMEN, AND REAL EVENTS.
A UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN STORY
"I am a fighter pilot. I am Twyla Campbell. I chase death for a living and it chases me right back."
For Twyla Campbell, a spirited redhead born in Odessa and raised in the secluded town of Boonville, California, life has always been a "poorly shuffled deck." After losing her family in a freak accident, the neighbor boy picked up the peices and gave Twyla her life's passion--flying. In 1941, Twyla and the rest of the United States were thrust into war and death as the attack on Pearl Harbor rocked the world. Right in the middle of the action was Twyla, a young pilot determined to contribute the the war effort.
The only problem? She's a woman born before her time.
As the U.S. readies to fight, Twyla perserveres alongside the other brave memebers of the Women Air Force Service Pilot struggling to break into the male-dominated military. But When tragedy strikes again, Twyla lands in a position she could never have imagined--inside one of the only all-female fighter squadrons of World War II. Pushing past her limits while facing death at every turn, Twyla may just find the family she's always searched for among the gunfire and suicide sorites.
Now, Twyla is ready to tell her story. But is the world finally ready to listen?
T.W. BELLEN
Lily Litvyak, Hero of the Soviet and double ace.
Lily Litvyak (left above) was a real double ace! Erroneously labled "The White Rose" She was in fact "The White Lily of Stalingrad." Hitler put a bounty on her head. She flew a Yak-1, single-seat fighter, #44 with a lightning bolt arrow on her fuselage. Her Commanding officer was, First Hero of the Soviet, Marina Raskova, who headed three all-female regiments of ground attack, bombers, and fighters.
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Twyla's father, Lt. Hawkeye Campbell, flew with his best pal Happy as a volunteer in WWI.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
T.W. has been a writer and filmmaker for 30 years.
While working at Warner Bros. CBS and Universal in the late Nineties he started hearing voices in his head. So began a steady stream of ghastly teleplays and kitchen-sink epics fraught with every cliché he could stuff in. He eventually calmed down and helped produce several short films. In addition he wrote and produced many of his own, including, State of Grace (Sonoma Valley Film Festival and ECA award winner) and Up Your Dukes (an original half-hour comedy pilot).
T.W. is a California College of the Arts grad with a degree in film/drawing and art history. When he’s not writing, he works much like a carny in Los Angeles, New York and Northern California, as a cinematographer in television. Recently, T.W. has directed photography on Apple's DEAR EDWARD (based on the book), Amazon’s AS WE SEE IT, HBO’s Emmy winning comedy, VEEP, GOOD GIRLS, RISE and ABOUT A BOY for UNIVERSAL/NBC.
As a lifelong student of history and aviation, T.W. grew up on Naval bases at Kwajalein, Honolulu and China Lake, California. His pilot-father would take him to airshows every season where they marveled at the likes of Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager and the new crop of aeronautical designers. He has flown in several WWII era airplanes.
In 2003, T.W. was at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina for the 100th anniversary of powered flight with a motion picture camera in his hands. At Edwards Air Force Base, he watched Burt Rutan's Voyager recover after circumnavigating the globe, non-stop. At the Reno air-races he tracked highly modified warbirds racing at 500 mph around the desert course. He shook hands with Women’s Airforce Service Pilots and a Luftwaffe ace (who flew for the legendary pilot/commander, Adolf Galland from 1939 to 1945).
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TWYLA and the WARBIRDS
Family Lost book one
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Family Found book two
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