The Beauty Shop by Suzy Henderson

Based on a true story, this historical romance is a gripping saga full of bravery, suffering and hope around the Guinea Pig Club and surgical pioneer Sir Archibald McIndoe.

Bassingbourn, England, 1942

Stella Charlton is determined to do her bit for the war effort by joining the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Much to the dismay of her mother who wishes her daughter to settle down – preferably with Alex, the perfect match for a young woman. But a US air force pilot has caught Stella’s heart and while trying to do right by everyone, she lives with the fear of losing Mac every time he sets off to battle.
John ‘Mac’ Mackenzie knows of the huge responsibility he shoulders as a bomber pilot – for himself, his crew and the people he wants to protect. When Mac becomes just another casualty in the war and is badly burned, he is convinced that beautiful Stella will never look at him again and pushes her away.
Only when Mac meets Maverick New Zealand doctor Archie McIndoe does a glimmer of hope return. The unorthodox surgeon is determined to help badly injured soldiers such as Mac to return to a normal life not only through conventional medicine but through plastic surgery – and by starting to heal their emotional wounds.

Can Archie help Mac picture a future beyond war, one filled with love, hopes, and dreams?