This is a nonfiction of the female Soviet fighter pilots from WWII written by Elizabeth Wein, of Code Named Verity. It’s written for somewhat younger audience, evidenced primarily through a slightly simplified English prose style and explanatory sections that highlight complicated ideas such as America’s relationship with the Soviet Union at various times throughout our shared history, and of course ignoring the complex relationship with Russia today. The story begins by describing William Faulkner piecing together a screenplay for a movie to be made by […]