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A sweeping wartime saga of love, loss, and survival across the British Empire.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of wartime Malta and the Far Eastern prisoner-of-war camps, this gripping family saga explores love, endurance, and the quiet courage required to rebuild lives after history has torn them apart. Inspired by the wartime experiences of the author’s grandparents.
In 1933, when Gladys first sees Malta’s golden harbours rising from the sea, she instantly falls in love with the island. What she cannot know is that this small Mediterranean outpost will soon become the centre of a war that will reshape her life forever.
When her husband Mick leaves for an Admiralty posting in Hong Kong, it is meant to last for a year. Instead, war intervenes.
As Malta comes under relentless siege, Gladys finds herself raising their young son alone on an island where bombs fall, food grows scarce, and survival becomes a daily act of courage.
Half a world away, Mick is fighting a different battle. Captured after the fall of Hong Kong, he endures years as a prisoner of war in Japan, sustained only by the hope of returning home.
Believing Mick to be dead, Gladys begins to build a new life.
Then, in 1946, Mick returns to Malta — and knocks on his own front door.
Tempests of War is a powerful historical saga spanning the years 1933–1946, exploring resilience, sacrifice, and the enduring strength of family in the face of history’s greatest storm.
Perfect for readers who enjoy sweeping World War II historical fiction such as The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See.
