Tulagi Hotel
World War II has given Jack McGuire the chance to escape theconfines of the Midwest and the family farm. An ace U.S. Marine fighterpilot, he risks his life each day with his squadron in the SouthPacific theatre. For him, there’s calm and camaraderie up there in thecockpit. But when the war ends, Jack struggles to find his place incivilian society.
Turning his back on his home, family andinheritance, he returns to the Solomon Islands. Here he builds a hotelon the same island paradise he flew over in his years of combat, andsettles down to a relaxed lifestyle in the sun.
But when KayWheeler, the widow of his wartime best friend and wingman, comes tovisit the island, Jack’s orderly world is disrupted. He is forced toconsider whether there’s room enough for two in his reinvented life.
The Story Behind This Book
It took me 12 years to research and write this book. I have tried to make it as realistic and believable as possible, and judging from the feedback, I have succeeded. Still, it's up to you to see whether I make it to the level of Hemingway and Nevil Shute to which this book has been compared.
