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 home life is so troubled that she cannot find the courage to tell even the smallest white lie. Karl is up for a promotion to full professor, and when his dazzling rival arrives from the United States, he knows he’s got a fight on his hands. He cannot afford any distractions, yet he can’t stop thinking about the girl with amber hair. She invades his thoughts all day long. Could it be that fate has provided ‘the Prof’ with his perfect match?
The Past: As their story unfolds, a secret link between the past and the present is laid bare. Against all the odds, a young woman in the 1960s struggles to train as an aviation engineer, and in another time and place, desperate men work in a top secret location in Nazi Germany on the “last gasp” that may just win – or cost them – the war. But if the truth comes to light about what went on, who will be harmed and who will be healed?
A wonderful cast of characters lights up this campus love story, giving voice to a devastating secret, hidden for two generations in an underground mine. An immersive, compulsive read from the author of the Wren and the Swordfish Pilot.
Delightfully nerdy, romantic and fun - a contemporary tale that digs deep into family secrets.