NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gorgeously written novel that
weaves class, wealth, race, and fate into a brilliant portrait of a
first lady--from the author of Rodham and Eligible
"Terrific . . . an intelligent, bighearted novel about a controversial
political dynasty."--Entertainment Weekly
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time - People -
Entertainment Weekly
A kind, bookish only child born in the 1940s, Alice Lindgren has no idea
that she will one day end up in the White House, married to the
president. In her small Wisconsin hometown she learns the virtues of
politeness, but a tragic accident when she is seventeen shatters her
identity and changes the trajectory of her life. More than a decade
later, when the charismatic son of a powerful Republican family sweeps
her off her feet, she is surprised to find herself admitted into a world
of privilege.
And when her husband unexpectedly becomes governor and then president,
she discovers that she is married to a man she both loves and
fundamentally disagrees with--and that her private beliefs increasingly
run against her public persona. As her husband's presidency enters its
second term, Alice must confront contradictions years in the making and
face questions nearly impossible to answer.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book
Review - Chicago Tribune - NPR - Rocky Mountain News - St. Louis
Post-Dispatch - The Washington Post Book World
