Hwelte The Soviet SST
Hwelte The Soviet SST by Roy McShane is a fictional work published by iUniverse in July 2006, comprising 404 pages in English. This installment of the HWELTE trilogy is set in 1979 and follows Chuck Hewitt, a quarter-Navajo captain flying for TWA. While on loan to SAUDIA to evaluate the Russian TU-144D Supersonic Transport at the Paris Air Show, he encounters a Soviet pilot who bears a striking resemblance to a woman from his past, a Russian fighter pilot who saved his life during World War II.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines action and adventure with elements of espionage and historical context. As Chuck embarks on the flight evaluation from Paris to Cairo, he discovers that the pilot he is drawn to is not only connected to his past but is also his Russian daughter, whom he meets for the first time. The book delves into themes of love, loss, and rediscovery against a backdrop of war and military tension, offering a complex exploration of relationships shaped by history.
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In Roy McShane’s third installment of his HWELTE trilogy, it is 1979 and his protagonist, quarter-Navajo Chuck Hewitt, is a 59-year-old captain flying for TWA, who’s currently on loan to SAUDIA (Saudi Arabian Airlines) to evaluate the Russian TU-144D Supersonic Transport at the Paris Air Show. He spots a Soviet demonstration-pilot climbing out of a MiG-25 fighter, discovering the pilot is a beautiful 26-year-old woman who uncannily resembles his old flame from World War II: a female Russian fighter pilot who saved his life at Stalingrad!
The next day Chuck begins the flight evaluation of the Soviet SST from Paris to Cairo, under the supervision of an Aeroflot crew, when the Russian first officer arrives to assist Chuck, and he finds himself face-to-face with the same female MiG-25 pilot he saw yesterday! Up close she’s even more like the woman pilot he fell in love with at Stalingrad so long ago.
Chuck doesn’t realize that he’s meeting his Russian daughter for the very first time!
“Pulse-pounding aerial combat sequences.sharply contrasting with a sensitive, moving love story.”
The San Francisco Times
“McShane’s powerful writing explores the savage face of war with taught, chilling realism, while concurrently describing a remarkable story of love, loss and rediscovery.brilliant storytelling.”
Miami Today
“Once you start this book, plan on some late nights, it’s that hard to put down.spellbinding.”
The Village Voice
HWELTE (whell-`tay) n Navajo: meaning fortress or place of refuge.
Author’s Website: www.hwelte.com
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