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Stella Hutchinson

Stella Hutchinson

Stella Hutchinson was born in the New Forest, Hampshire into a zany book-loving family. She grew up in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, England. At the age of eighteen she went to work for a shipping company in London, but later she won a doctoral scholarship to study maritime history at the University of Auckland. While overseas, she met her husband, who is from Venice, and together they are raising twin boys. The Wren and the Swordfish Pilot was released in 2022, and The Fundraiser in 2024. Earlier novels included the "Johnny" books - a time travel series for young adults. She has also written a non-fiction book called Voyages with a Merchant Prince - showcasing an original diary written on board ship by a Liverpool woman in the 1830s. When she's not writing books she likes learning new languages and making costumes for community theatre. 

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The Wren and the Swordfish Pilot

Heartwarming, courageous, and ultimately uplifting - for all lovers of WW2 history
When Cathy’s twin brother is called to serve in the Royal Navy, she leaps at the chance to join the Wrens, which by 1942, has grown into a strong force of over sixty thousand women. But she longs to be at sea and prove herself – to fight alongside her brother.
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The Fundraiser

When Elizabeth meets Joe at the train station in 1938, she assumes he’s only interested in one thing, but she couldn’t be further from the truth. He is working for an American charity that helps children affected by war and wants to recruit the best people for his team of humanitarian workers. He whisks her away to Spain, where a civil war is...

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Hearts of Amber

The Present: Sparks fly when a Cambridge lecturer falls for his best friend’s beautiful daughter and decides to pursue her – even if it means jeopardizing his glittering academic career. Karl Lawton, born in England to a German mother and a British father, knows all about embarrassing family secrets – or so he thinks. Until he meets Laura, whose...

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