Ike and Kay

A Novel

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Pub Date Jun 05 2018 | Archive Date Sep 27 2018

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Description

In his latest historical novel Ike and Kay, acclaimed author James MacManus brings to life an unbelievably true and controversial romance and the poignant characters and personalities that shaped the course of world history. In 1942, Kay Summersby’s life is changed forever when she is conscripted to drive General Eisenhower on his fact-finding visit to wartime London. Despite Eisenhower’s marriage to Mamie, the pair takes an immediate liking to each other and he buys Kay a rare wartime luxury: a box of chocolates. So begins a tumultuous relationship that, against all military regulation, sees Kay traveling with Eisenhower on missions to far-flung places before the final assault on Nazi Germany. The general does dangerously little to conceal his affair with the woman widely known as “Ike’s shadow,” and in letters Mamie bemoans his new obsession with “Ireland.” That does not stop him from using his influence to grant Kay citizenship and rank in the US army, drawing her closer still when he returns to America. When officials discover Eisenhower’s plans to divorce from his wife they threaten the fragile but passionate affair, and Kay is forced to take desperate measures to hold onto the man she loves . . . Based on the scandalous true story of General Eisenhower’s secret World War II love affair, Ike and Kay is a compelling story of love, duty, sacrifice, and heartbreak, set against the backdrop of the most tumultuous period of the twentieth century.

In his latest historical novel Ike and Kay, acclaimed author James MacManus brings to life an unbelievably true and controversial romance and the poignant characters and personalities that shaped the...


Advance Praise

“A cracking wartime romance; sensitively and engagingly told.”
Roger Moorhouse, author of Berlin at War

“A fascinating dramatization of the true story of a secret love affair that contributed to the Allied victory during World War II . . . Reimagining the exhilaration, heartbreak, and sacrifice of the pair, Ike and Kay is a deeply emotional read.”
Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail

“With keen eye for historical detail and strong narrative voice, MacManus has expertly and artfully painted an intimate, authentic portrait of love, duty, and sacrifice against the backdrop of the greatest events of the 20th century. Masterful!”
Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan’s Tale

“An utterly compelling love story, so much more involving and heart-wrenching for being a re-telling of a true secret history . . . a fresh perspective on the momentous events leading up to the Allied assault on Nazi Germany.”
Margaret Leroy, author of The Soldier’s Wife

“A cracking wartime romance; sensitively and engagingly told.”
Roger Moorhouse, author of Berlin at War

“A fascinating dramatization of the true story of a secret love affair that contributed to the...


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ISBN 9781468316353
PRICE $27.95 (USD)
PAGES 288

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