The War and Alex Vere

Book description

“The government would be wise to tell the truth and, if a sufficient emergency arises, to tell one big, thumping lie that will then be believed.” - Extract from a secret internal memorandum on the workings of the United Kingdom war-time Emergency Powers Act.



Based entirely on true accounts of disinformation projects in London and Paris, Alan Kennedy's seventh novel addresses the dilemma of the “justified sacrifice” in times of war. Shifting between a fearful London and a fatally compromised France, SOE agents Alex and Justine, are caught up in the liberation of Paris. They are destined to discover the ultimate human cost of the “official lie” – a secret so grotesque that, even now, it is judged best forgotten.

Praise for Lucy, the book which sets the scene for The War and Alex Vere:

“A haunting and captivating love story set largely in occupied France in WW2 … a skilfully articulated plot which holds the reader from start to finish. At its heart is the exploration of the young artist’s creative imagination as she struggles to come to terms with the banal horrors of war and her own engulfing emotions.” Deborah Swallow, Märit Rausing Director, Courtauld Institute of Art.

How to Buy:

The paperback edition of The War and Alex Vere is available from Amazon UK and Amazon US. It is currently discounted on the Lulu website (Lulu is not kind to non-US credit and debit cards, but Paypal works fine). There is also a Kindle version (currently discounted on the usual terms for members of Amazon Prime).

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