Elinor Florence Books

This author delves into history to craft a historical novel about a young woman serving in the air force during World War II as an aerial photographic interpreter. Her work also explores themes of resilience and adaptation through the story of a mother who must fulfill inheritance conditions by living off-grid on an isolated farm, inspired by her great-aunt's journal. With an extensive background in journalism, including publishing her own newspaper, the author brings a rich sense of detail and narrative to her fiction. Her passions for village life, old houses, and flea markets inform her vividly rendered settings.

Bird's Eye View
384 pages
14 hours of reading
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Set during World War II, the story follows Rose Jolliffe, a young Canadian in the British air force, as she navigates her role in an RAF intelligence unit analyzing aerial photographs. Amidst the chaos of war, she grapples with her commanding officer's increasing interest in her and her own disillusionment with the conflict. This internal struggle fuels her longing for the peaceful life and countryside she left behind, highlighting the emotional toll of war on those who serve.
Wildwood
327 pages
12 hours of reading
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To earn her inheritance, a single mother from Arizona must spend a year enduring pioneer conditions in the remote Alberta backwoods. If she makes it through the year, she can sell the land to fund her daughter's medical treatment. But a local farmer hopes to stop her plan to sell to an oil company.

Bird's Eye View

Wildwood