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  • Heroes of War Series
  • By: Suzy Henderson
  • Narrated by: Samuel James
  • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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The Beauty Shop

By: Suzy Henderson
Narrated by: Samuel James
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Summary

Bassingbourn, 1942: Americans swamp Cambridgeshire as bomber bases spring up across the county. For Stella Charlton, an aircraft woman in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, it’s a distraction from her own troubles as she listens to swing music drifting from the aircraft hangar. 

When she catches the eye of charismatic US bomber pilot, John "Mac" Mackenzie, he reaches for her friendship. Torn, she feels a spark between them and accepts. As they grow close, Stella, under pressure from her mother, faces a tough choice. 

And as bombers fill the skies daily, the British and Americans suffer losses on a catastrophic scale. For Mac, flying missions over France, across Europe, and into Germany becomes a personal crusade. 

Maverick New Zealand doctor Archie McIndoe risks his career and marriage to save badly burned airmen. Reliant upon unorthodox methods, he battles to save and rehabilitate seriously injured pilots. Soon, he appeals to the town of East Grinstead for their help. 

When Mac becomes another casualty, his world falls apart. Believing Stella will never look at him again, he pushes her away. Can Stella find her way back to Mac and help him conquer his demons? Can Archie help Mac picture a future beyond war, one filled with love, hopes, and dreams?

Based on a true story, The Beauty Shop is a sweeping tale of love, compassion, and determination against a backdrop of wartime tragedy, awarded with an indieBRAG Gold Medallion. A truly inspirational historical romance novel series. For fans of The Beauty Chorus and Sarah Sundin’s A Distant Melody.

©2017 Suzy Henderson (P)2022 Suzy Henderson

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Loved the narration of Samuel James

Set in the middle of WWII, Stella, a young WAAF and Mac, an American Pilot with the 8th Army fall in love .
Archie McIndoe is performing plastic surgery miracles on badly burned pilots, Stella and Mac are kept apart by Stella’s loyalty to boyfriend Alex and Mac’s pride when he too is badly burned.

I loved the way the author brought out the banter and camaraderie between fellow burns sufferers.

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Just a super story from start to finish the narrator told it just right thank you very much

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Superb WW2 Fiction

Great story. Romance, action, heartbreak. The Beauty Shop has it all. Can highly recommend this.

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