"Never pretty enough to please her gorgeous mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval, even marry a man she doesn't love. Lt. Walter Novak -- fearless in the cockpit but hopeless with women -- takes his last furlough home in California before going overseas. Walt and Allie meet and begin a correspondence that will change their live. The letters that fly between Walt's muddy bomber base and Allie's mansion bind them together in friendship, but can they untangle the secrets, commitments, and expectations that keep them apart?" -- cover.