''Sapphire Skies'' is a 2014

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by Belinda Alexandra. It is about Lily, an Australian working in

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, who discovers the story behind Natasha Azarova, a

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who disappeared during

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Publication history

*2014, Australia, HarperCollins *2015, United Kingdom,

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Reception

A reviewer for the '' Historical Novels Review'' wrote "This is a fascinating tale about the Soviet female pilots dubbed the “Night Witches” by the Germans and the horrific post-war years under Stalin’s iron fist that are rarely the topic of popular fiction.". ''Sapphire Skies'' has also been reviewed by ''

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Library holdings of ''Sapphire Skies''
2014 Australian novels Fiction set in the 1940s Fiction set in the 2000s Historical romance novels Novels set in the Stalin era HarperCollins books {{2010s-romance-novel-stub