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Ike and Kay : a novel by James MacManus is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ike and Kay : a novel about?
The sweeping love story at the heart of the Second World War, vividly reimagining General Eisenhower and Kate Summersby's infamous, star-crossed affair 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... FIC027200, FIC014000, FIC041000
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- James MacManus
- Publisher
- The Overlook Press;Abrams
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781468316360
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (444 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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