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Thomas Dunne
October 2014
On Sale: October 7, 2014
Featuring: Edward R. Murrw; Harry Hopkins
ISBN: 1250051975
EAN: 9781250051974
Kindle: B00IQOFTXK
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It’s January 1941, and the Blitz is devastating England.
Food supplies are low, Tube stations in London have become
bomb shelters, and U-boats have hampered any hope of easy
victory. Though the United States maintains its isolationist
position, Churchill knows that England is finished without
the aid of its powerful ally. Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt’s most trusted adviser,
is sent to London as his emissary, and there he falls under
the spell of Churchill’s commanding rhetoric---and legendary
drinking habits. As he experiences life in a country under
attack, Hopkins questions the United States’ silence in the
war. But back home FDR is paranoid about the isolationist
lobby, and even Hopkins is having trouble convincing him to
support the war. As Hopkins grapples with his mission and personal loyalties,
he also revels in secret clubs with newsman Edward R. Murrow
and has an affair with his younger driver. Except Hopkins
doesn’t know that his driver is a British intelligence
agent. She craves wartime action and will go to any length
to prove she should be on the front line. This is London
under fire, and it’s only when the night descends and the
bombs fall that people’s inner darkness comes to light. In Sleep in Peace Tonight, a tale of courage, loyalty, and
love, and the sacrifices one will make in the name of each,
James MacManus brings to life not only Blitz-era London and
the tortuous politics of the White House but also the
poignant characters and personalities that shaped the course
of world history.
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