THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY

by William Bradford Huic ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 12, 1959

The second war memoir of Lt. Commander James Monroe Madison (the first being The Revolt of Mamie Stover- 1951) takes Jim from Mamie's low class hustling in Hawaii to some upper echelon hostessing in London for the Navy. There Jim is attached as a procurer and publicist to the Admiral, and a familiar of Sloane Sinclair who had organized twelve of England's finest to chauffeur the Navy brass by day and entertain them at night. One of their most unapproachable members is Emily Barham, who had buried her father and lost her brother and her first love in the war; if unaccessible until now to the Americans- she is ready for Jim Madison who offers her a present (strawberries, and Bergdorf clothes flown over by diplomatic pouch) but no future. Their affair becomes something more so that Emily seems its likeliest casualty as Jim has never settled down-- but her love for him is finally enough to put an end to his wayward habits..... From its low beginnings to the sentimental upbeat, this is an unrefined, uninhibited entertainment- and the prose is highly picturesque.

Pub Date: Aug. 12, 1959

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1959

Categories: FICTION