A Gripping WWII Romance of the US Air Force in England and the Home Front. Bassingbourn, England,1942. When American bomber crews arrive in Cambridgeshire, the quiet countryside is transformed. For Stella Charlton, serving in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, the swing music drifting from the hangars offers a welcome escape until a charismatic US bomber pilot changes everything. John Mackenzie knows the risks every time he climbs into his B-17. Leading his crew through missions over France and Germany, he fights a personal battle between duty and fear. As Stella and Mac grow closer, their tender connection blooms into a fragile wartime romance, shadowed by the knowledge that each goodbye could be their last. Meanwhile, pioneering surgeon Archibald McIndoe is waging his own war at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead. Breaking every rule of conventional medicine, he works to restore hope to badly burned airmen, creating a community of hope that becomes known as the Guinea Pig Club . When Mac becomes one of McIndoe’s patients, he is convinced that Stella could never love a man so changed by war. Heartbroken but determined, Stella refuses to let him face his demons alone. As the world burns around them, can love survive the hardest battles of all? Inspired by true events , The Beauty Shop is a deeply moving World War II romance about courage, healing, and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit. Perfect for readers who love Sarah Sundin, Kate Quinn, and Kate Lord Brown. Readers love The Beauty Shop: "A superb debut novel which felt like a labour of love from the author. Extremely well-written story of a heroic time about ordinary people." Amazon review. "The Beauty Shop isn't just a book or a story; it's a piece of art that has been stitched together so delicately, entwining both history and passion into one." Amazon review. "The descriptions of the action in the air are magnificent." Amazon Review. "A fantastic topic to write about, dealt with sensitively and written in beautiful prose." Author Christoph Fischer. "I knew this was a book that had to be savoured. The depth of emotion that the author placed into each character's perspective was intriguing, and I found myself captivated by her talent and ability to weave a story." Author and historian Hunter S. Jones. Suzy Henderson was born in the North of England and initially pursued a career in healthcare, specialising as a midwife. Years later, having left her chosen profession, she embarked upon a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing at The Open University. That was the beginning of a new life journey, rekindling her love of writing and passion for history. With an obsession for military and aviation history, she began to write. It was an old black and white photograph of her grandmother in her WAAF service uniform that caught Suzy's imagination many years ago. Her grandmother never spoke of her war service and died in 1980 taking her stories with her. When Suzy decided to research her family history and her grandmother's war service, things spiralled from there. Stories came to light, little-known stories and tragedies and it is such discoveries that inform her writing today. Having relocated to North Cumbria, she has the Pennines and the Scottish Borders in sight and finally feels at home. Suzy is a member of the Historical Novel Society and her debut novel, "The Beauty Shop" was released in November 2016.