Pride of poppies - taking to the skies

[charlie_cochrane]

Per Ardua Ad Astra by Lou Faulkner was a solid story. I've not long ago finished reading book about fighter pilots of WWI, and 'Per Ardua' rang with authenticity. If I had one niggle, it would be the rather abrupt ending; we could have done with a page or two more. Or maybe a whole book?

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[lou-faulkner.livejournal.com]

Thank-you, Charlie - and I'm glad the period "feel" was right as it's so important to me! As for a future novel, well maybe; I've got the writing-about-flying bug good and proper. Two months ago I watched a staged WW1 dogfight at a big airshow, and just. Wow.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

That sounds brilliant - where was the airshow?

[lou-faulkner.livejournal.com]

Melbourne - or, strictly speaking, Avalon air base. Which is a thought-provoking idea in its own right!

A true Melbourne summer day it was too. (http://lou-faulkner.livejournal.com/845.html)