The Colour of Home 9780857507754 Hardback

For fans ofThe WomenandThe Tattooist of Auschwitzcomes a compelling WWII historical love story about the young Black men and women history refused to call heroes.You want to risk everything for a country thats never cared if you live or die?1941:In a segregated Florida town, three young Black men enlist to fight for a freedom theyve never known at home.Before they leave, Cora marries in haste to secure her future but her heart remains divided between the man she wed and the man she truly loves.1945:As war finally ends, everything shifts. The boys Cora knew return as men she barely recognises, carrying scars no one can see and truths that threaten to unravel everything Cora has fought to hold together.Set against the backdrop of war where Black men and women werent allowed to be heroes, comes a powerful, deeply moving novel about love, sacrifice and the epic resilience of the human spirit.Readers LOVEThe Colour of Home:’Such an intense experience I couldnt put this book down and read it through the night’ ‘A powerful and poignant book’ ‘I devoured this book – its so well written and I loved the characters and the complexity of their stories’ ‘Split into short sections which makes the novel breeze by…full of well drawn characters and period details, and one which I think a book club would get a lot out of in discussion’