Ike and Kay: A Novel
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    [synopsis] => 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.|James MacManus is the managing director of The Times Literary Supplement. He is the author of six novels, including the historical novels Black Venus, Sleep in Peace Tonight, and Midnight in Berlin.
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