Wilbur Smith · 1974 · thriller

Wilbur Smith's 1974 novel. David Abrahams, a gifted young South African with the world at his feet, turns his back on wealth for the one thing he loves - flying. He gives himself to Israel and its air force, and to a woman named Debra, only for war over the Sinai to exact a terrible price from them both, in a story of love, courage and sacrifice.

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   Johannesburg

   Heir to a South African fortune, David Abrahams cares for nothing but flying - and, defying the family that would bind him to a desk, he sets out to give his gift to a cause and country of his own choosing.

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   Israel

   In Israel, David joins the air force and finds both his calling and his love, the actress Debra - flying fast jets in the tense skies of a nation forever poised on the edge of war, living each day with an intensity born of danger.

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   The Sinai

   When war erupts over the Sinai, David flies into the fire and is shot down and terribly burned, and Debra is struck by tragedy of her own - and together they must find a way to live and love beyond the wreckage of all they had.