{"product_id":"sleep-in-peace-tonight-a-novel-9781250051974","title":"Sleep in Peace Tonight: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIts 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 Roosevelts most trusted adviser  is sent to London as his emissary  and there he falls under the spell of Churchills 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 doesnt know that his driver is a British intelligence agent. She craves wartime action and will go to any lengths to prove she should be on the front line. This is London under fire  and its only when the night descends and the bombs fall that peoples 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651622658101,"sku":"ByrdShop_1250051975","price":134.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781250051974.jpg?v=1781836561","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sleep-in-peace-tonight-a-novel-9781250051974","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}