The Phoenix - Blank Magic, #1

Horribly disfigured after a failed attempt to rescue an airman from a burning plane, the Phoenix retreats from a cruel and mocking world seeking to become like the tin man from Oz; a creature without a heart, indifferent to any emotion... but the shadow world of magic has other plans. The Blank Magic stories take place in a world where magic works. Set in WW2 they centre around a small cast of characters, both normal and magical, who populate the fringes where the normal and magical worlds meet.
The Phoenix is the first book in the series and is about 111, 000 words in length