The Beautiful Truth

Clearly well-researched and engrossing narrative . . . beautifully written - Bookbag.co.ukMoving and insightful . . . Young, courageous and frightened Krystyna in 1939 seems just as alive as confused, middle-aged Catherine in present day. Though the two never met, how their stories intertwine reveals the tragic yet beautiful truth of secret pasts - Press AssociationPraise for Hotel Juliet: 'Africa and aviation, red dust and wide, white skies . . . this romance will soon dispel those January blues . . . A thrillingly observant writer and crafter of highly sensual prose, Seaward employs the language and lore of the skies to considerable metaphorical effect . . . its richly descriptive escapism is seductive' - Daily MailHotel Juliet is a breathtaking work and a deeply moving elegy to the transitory nature of family life - Scotland on SundayA gripping evocation of love and passion amid the wild African landscape - Sainsbury's MagazineThis poignant epic is a real page-turner . . . a mesmerising, well-crafted novel - Birmingham Evening MailA cinematic novel of breadth and beauty, love and aviation. Superbly written, the author's descriptions, particularly of masculinity, smells and voodoo are possessed of an almost ineffable resonance. - The ArgusHotel Juliet very quietly binds a spell on the reader and I found it unusual and absorbing - Shropshire Star