The Colour of Home

<p><b>For fans of <i>The Women</i> and <i>The Tattooist of Auschwitz</i> comes a compelling WWII historical love story about the young Black men and women history refused to call heroes.</b></p><p><b><i>‘You want to risk everything – for a country that’s never cared if you live or die?’</i></b></p><p><b>1941:</b> In a segregated Florida town, three young Black men enlist to fight for a freedom they’ve never known at home.</p><p>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.</p><p><b>1945:</b> 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.</p><p><b>Set against the backdrop of war where Black men and women weren’t allowed to be heroes, comes a powerful, deeply moving novel about love, sacrifice and the epic resilience of the human spirit.</b></p><p><u>Readers LOVE <i>The Colour of Home</i>:</u></p><p>'Such an intense experience I couldn’t put this book down and read it through the night' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<Br>'A powerful and poignant book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<Br>'I devoured this book - it’s so well written and I loved the characters and the complexity of their stories' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<Br>'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' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</p>