Overview
A compelling love story--inspired by the author's own family history--set in the segregated South during and after World War II, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah's The Women and Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half. When three young Black men enlist in the US Army hoping to serve their country with honor, their lives are forever changed. When Pearl Harbor is attacked in 1941, Cora's brother, Benny, rushes to enlist against the wishes of Cora and their mother. Able to pass as white due to 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 ever 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--who both remain home--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 between, in a country that only sees race. As America promises postwar prosperity to white veterans through the GI Bill, Black soldiers are excluded. While the war may be over, the fight has only just begun for Cora, Lee, Benny, and Roscoe.
Full Product Details
Author: Tammye Huf ,
William Demeritt ,
Nicole Cash
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9798874868376
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 03 February 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""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"" ""Compelling storytelling, 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"" ""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""
""Compelling storytelling, 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"" ""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""
Author Information
Tammye Huf grew up in California, before moving first to Germany and then to the UK with her husband and their three children. In more normal times, she still returns to the US regularly to catch up with friends and family. She has worked as a teacher, translator and copywriter and has published stories in Diverse Stories Quarterly, The Forge, Ginosko Literary Journal, The Storyteller, Necessary Fiction, New Plains Review and The Penman Review. She was runner-up in the 2018 London Magazine Short Story Prize.
