Inharmonious | Tammye Huf

Coming February 3rd, available to preorder now

A gripping love story—inspired by family history—set during and after World War II.

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Blackstone Publishing

“Compelling story telling, engaging and at times challenging, but ultimately Inharmonious is a wonderful story of hope. I loved it.”
—Sally Page, bestselling author of The Keeper of Stories

When Pearl Harbor is attacked in 1941, Cora’s brother Benny rushes to enlist against the wishes of Cora and her mother. Able to pass as white, on account of his pale skin and light eyes, Benny reports for duty only to realize he’s been mistakenly enlisted as a white man in a racially segregated military.

Lee has been friends with Benny since he was a troubled teenager,

and he’s been sweet on Cora for nearly as long. When Lee enlists without telling Cora, she is heartbroken and feels betrayed by the man she expected to spend the rest of her life with.

Meanwhile, family friend Roscoe, encouraged by Benny, offers to marry Cora in order to ensure that she and her mother will be provided for, should Benny not make it back.

Benny does return, but his new white identity leaves him struggling to find his place in a country that only sees race. And while Cora's world has been turned upside down, she must find the strength to stand up for what's right and make a difference.

The war may be over, but the fight has only just begun for Cora, Lee, Benny, and Roscoe.

Praise for Inharmonious

"Huf delivers a powerful story...the heart of the novel lies in its depiction of inequality among WWII veterans and the danger in fighting it. This will move readers." –Publishers Weekly

"Gripping, heart-wrenching and so beautifully written. Inharmonious will stay with me for a long time"
—Beth O’Leary, internationally bestselling author of The Switch

"Drawing on her own family’s history...Huf’s sympathetic, well-defined characters struggle with anger and frustration, desire and longing—and the betrayal of American democracy. An intimate look at the nation’s racist history."
—Kirkus Reviews

This is the US edition of The Colour of Home

"Set in 1940s segregated Florida, Inharmonious is a tour de force - a heart-stopping story brimming with history, injustice and love. Epic in scope, it transports the reader from the bombing of Pearl Harbour to the post war challenges of life for Black veterans in the south. I fell head over heels for Cora, Benny and Lee - raging, crying and cheering for them to the final pages. Astonishingly good - if you read one book in 2026 make it this one."
–Heather Crichlow, author of The Tomorrow Project

"Tammye Huf’s searing post-World War II-era novel is a fast-paced, heart-wrenching look at the tragic conundrum of racial identity in the United States, which defined the American experience of that time, and which continues to reverberate in the America of today. Inharmonious provides a mirror from which readers will not be able to turn away."
—Charles B. Fancher, author of Red Clay