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Female Aviators of the Edwardian Era

5 May 2017 By Rebecca Mascull

Rebecca Mascull’s latest novel, The Wild Air, is set in the early days of aviation and tells the story of Della Dobbs, a young woman whose ambition is to learn to fly. Here, Rebecca tells us about the real life female pilots who defied convention and risked all for their passion. Every time I start researching about women in history, […]

Historia Q&A: Rebecca Mascull

11 April 2017 By Editor

Rebecca Mascull is the author of The Visitors and Song of the Sea Maid. She has works in education, has a Masters in Writing and lives by the sea in the east of England. Her new novel, The Wild Air, is out on 4th May. What is your earliest memory? I remember having a dream about […]

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