The Colour of Home by Tammye Huf

For fans of The Women and The Tattooist of Auschwitz comes 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 that’s never cared if you live or die?’1941: In a segregated Florida town, three young Black men enlist to fight for a freedom they’ve 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 weren’t allowed to be heroes, comes a powerful, deeply moving novel about love, sacrifice and the epic resilience of the human spirit.

Readers LOVE The Colour of Home:'Such an intense experience I couldn’t put this book down and read it through the night' ? ? ? ? ?'A powerful and poignant book' ? ? ? ? ?'I devoured this book - it’s 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' ? ? ? ? ?

Author: Tammye Huf

Historical fiction

Published on 2 July 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 400 pages
164 x 241 x 38 | 620g