Iain Gordon Bücher

The Suffragette movement of 100 years ago changed British society for ever. This is a fascinating insight into a dedicated movement and its members whose unlikely actions were so controversial.

Studies the short lives and parallel military flying careers of two combatants giving and interesting comparisons of serving in the RAF and Luftwaffe.

Irene, beautiful and headstrong, is born in Lambeth, daughter of a river policeman who served a full career in the army and had boxed professionally. Her mother spent her working life in domestic service. Despite being raised in a stable and loving family, Irene always feels she has been born into the wrong level of society.