A Caramel Sky

<p class=ql-align-justify>The dreams of two young lovers are shattered when a small nation at the ripple-edge of the world is plunged into war.</p><p class=ql-align-justify> Grace Freeman the daughter of an English immigrant family leaves her home in Auckland to join the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in a bid for independence from a controlling mother. Charlie Harrison an inventive electrical engineer is sent by the Royal New Zealand Air Force to set up communications and intelligence-gathering operations throughout the island chains of the Pacific.</p><p class=ql-align-justify> Separated from his secret fiancée Charlie and his team of 'telemechs' face dangers from the sea and air and in the disease-infested jungle of Bougainville. Badly injured his letters unanswered and his life torn apart by an ill-fated marriage only his deep connection with Grace sustains him.</p><p class=ql-align-justify> Will Grace and Charlie find each other again?</p><p class=ql-align-justify> Forty-five years later an unexpected reunion uncovers the family secrets that have kept them apart.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><em>A Caramel Sky</em> is an evocation of the sentiments and manners of a forgotten time. In a remarkable debut novel that is full of surprises Hazlehurst weaves a vivid story of friendship spirited adventure and enduring love.</p>