The Hidden Road Home

by Steve Johnson

London 1939. With a global conflict on the horizon, 19-year-old waitress, Charlotte Reid meets 21-year-old fighter pilot Tom Hammond. They soon realise that they have something special and after a short engagement, they marry, just after war with Germany is declared. The fall of France puts the Luftwaffe within striking range, and Tom in the thick of the action during the Battle of Britain. Both he and his young wife are taken through every nerve-shredding emotion as the fight for air superiority intensifies. If the Germans achieve their goal of totally destroying the RAF, then invasion would be the likely outcome. With fighter pilot casualty rates so high will Tom Hammond be one of the lucky ones or will the future he has planned with Charlotte literally go up in smoke? If that were to happen, how would she cope with grief at such a young age? Could she cope? War asks some tough questions of love. Is it stronger than fear? Stronger than hate? Stronger than death even? As the bloodiest conflict in history got underway, millions of people, including Tom and Charlotte, didn't know the answers. But they were about to find out.

456 pages, Paperback

Published February 15, 2024

About the author

Disambiguation profile for non-separated authors called Steve Johnson.

Other profiles:
*2. Steve Johnson, author of Crime and Mystery books.
3. Steve Johnson, author of The Callipygian Grimoire (RPGs)
4. Steve Johnson, illustrator of The Minimalist Woman's Guide to Having It All
5. Steve Johnson, author of The Essence of Healing: A Guide to the Alaskan Flower, Gem and Environmental Essences
6. Steve Johnson author of Outdoors guides
7. Steve Johnson, author of works on Beer
8. Steve Johnson, author of Secrets of the Hidden Job Market
9. Steve Johnson, author of Charlotte Church: Hell's Angel
10. Steve Johnson, author of Digital Tools for Teaching
11. Steve Johnson, author of The Folk Festival Book
12. Steve Johnson, co-author of the exhibition catalogue The Edge of Everyday
13. Steve Johnson, author of works on Tax and Tax Deductions
14. Steve Johnson, author of How to Discover Your Personal Life Mission
15. Steve Johnson, author of Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading
16. Steve Johnson, author of works on Computer software
17. Steve Johnson, author of Fighting Rabies
18. Steve Johnson, author of works regarding the OCR Citizenship examination
19. Steve Johnson, Children's Book Illustrator
20. Steve Johnson, author of Recipe books
21. Steve Johnson, author of How Did I Get Here? From a Kushite to a Thug
22. Steve Johnson, author of works on Product Management

Reviews

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this. Kept me gripped for hour after hour. Loved the local connections and an interesting ending that I was not expecting.
Please write a sequel

[Maria O · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you, like me, like fiction books that are based on historical events, this will be right up your street!
Starting this book I had just finished another book that I absolutely loved and my head and thoughts were still in that story. I was slightly concerned that I would not enjoy my next read as much. How wrong was I! After chapter 1, I was hooked!
It is 1939 and Tom and Charlotte, two young people meet by chance. The story follows their relationship and the difficult life in London and the home counties during the WWII.
There are twists and turns to this story that keep you turning each page and not wanting to put it down.