An Exciting Wartime Romance Leads to 66 Years of Love and Adventure

Dec. 2, 2009 - PRLog -- A dashing Naval Aviator. A lovely young airline hostess. A worldwide war. Impossible odds. This story has all the elements of a great romance novel, but it's real life.

The romance begins in 1943, when a Braniff hostess named Kathryn bumps George Eddy off a commercial flight in Wichita, Kan., for a priority passenger. Smitten, he courts his new love on challenging flights in Navy planes from his base in Corpus Christi, Texas.

George Eddy's new book, A Romance Forever: The True Story of a Wartime Romance and 66 Amazing Years Together, recounts their marriage after only four dates, the final months of the war when he ends up a fighter pilot on the Intrepid, and their long and happy marriage as members of the Greatest Generation.

Along the way, George and Kathryn developed interesting careers—hers as an acclaimed artist and founder of craft galleries, his as a magazine publisher for The New York Times Company. They lived in glamorous New York City, raised three children, traveled widely, and were active sportsmen, hunting, skiing, and racing sailboats.  In 1978, they were the only Americans Fidel Castro ever allowed to sail into Cuba, where they were warmly welcomed!

"After retiring," says George, "writing became a way to share my rather unusual life with family and friends. But I've found that many others enjoy relating to the adventures I've had."

Now living in an assisted living facility in San Francisco, George is wheelchair-bound after a stroke and Kathryn battles Alzheimer's Disease.  Always one to live life to the fullest, George is enthusiastic about his new Web site, and at the age of 89, he's learning to use Facebook and Twitter.

"My grandchildren give me pointers on this new technology," he says. "They think it's cool that old Poppa has joined their lifestyle."    

A Romance Forever is available from Amazon.com  or www.GeorgeEddyAuthor.com for $12.95.  Profits from A Romance Forever will go to Alzheimer's Disease Research.

George's first two books are also available on his Web site and on Amazon.com. Fly Boy recounts his adventures as a young Naval Aviator during World War II. Who's Steering? describes his 20 years of sailboat racing adventures.

Together, these books paint a vivid picture of life for a member of the Greatest Generation, and they make great gifts for seniors, sailing enthusiasts, and World War II history buffs.

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At the age of 89, George Eddy has just published his third book, A Romance Forever, about his exciting life and love for 66 years. Now he's got his own website, and is learning to use Twitter and Facebook.

George became a Naval Aviator and Lieutenant for four years in World War II. Following a romantic and dangerous long distance courtship, he married Kay, the girl of his dreams, and they raised three children.

George found his calling as publisher of Sailing World, a New York Times magazine. Kay became an acclaimed artist and founder of two craft galleries. Along the way, they lived in glamorous Manhattan, traveled widely, enjoyed hunting and skiing, raced sailboats, and were the only Americans Castro allowed to sail their boat to Cuba.

Despite the challenge of a stroke that left him wheelchair-bound, and of his wife's struggle with Alzheimer's Disease, George continues to embrace life and enjoy the challenge of learning new things.