{"product_id":"blue-yonder-susan-l-gemmill-9781939919632","title":"Blue Yonder","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn spring 1942, eighteen-year-old Bill Gemmill was eager to serve his country. After a recruiter stamped his paperwork \"Deferred,\" Bill reluctantly agreed to pursue a college football scholarship. It was the crash of a ferried bomber behind his frat house that changed his life and spurred him on to war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing fourteen months of training, Bill's vision of fighting from the air finally took shape as his bombardier insignia was pinned by the girl he had to leave behind. Within a month, he and his crew were on their way to Southern Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter more than twenty successful missions, on 22 November 1944, disaster struck: Bill and his crew were hit badly. Unable to re-cross the Alps, the decision was made to \u003cem\u003eabandon ship\u003c\/em\u003e. Parachuting into the Yugoslavian countryside, Bill found himself alone. Would he find his way back to Italy or end up in the hands of German allies? Would he be reunited with his crew? Ultimately, would he survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike so many veterans, Bill was reluctant to tell his story but later in life, he opened up to his daughter. \u003cem\u003eBlue Yonder\u003c\/em\u003e is Bill's story of becoming a man in the midst of defending his country ... as seen through Susan Gemmill's eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan L. Gemmill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939919630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939919632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Merry Dissonance Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Franklin Award - Silver Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/10\/2021","brand":"Susan L. Gemmill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988471873791,"sku":"9781939919632","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f5eb143-f382-452c-aa6d-f186961881ed.jpg?v=1683294670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-yonder-susan-l-gemmill-9781939919632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}