American Wife |
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Author:
| Sittenfeld, Curtis |
ISBN: | 978-1-4074-3297-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
Publisher: | W. F. Howes Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $60.50 |
Book Description:
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In 2000, the closest election in American history, Alice Blackwell's husband becomes president of the USA. Their time in the White House proves to be heady and controversial. But it is Alice's own story - that of a kind, bookish, only child born in the 1940s Midwest who comes to inhabit a life of dizzying wealth - that is itself remarkable. Alice describes her small-town upbringing, and the tragedy that shaped her identity; she recalls her early adulthood as a librarian, and her...
More DescriptionIn 2000, the closest election in American history, Alice Blackwell's husband becomes president of the USA. Their time in the White House proves to be heady and controversial. But it is Alice's own story - that of a kind, bookish, only child born in the 1940s Midwest who comes to inhabit a life of dizzying wealth - that is itself remarkable. Alice describes her small-town upbringing, and the tragedy that shaped her identity; she recalls her early adulthood as a librarian, and her courtship with the man who swept her off her feet. And she confides the privileges and difficulties of being first lady, a role that is uniquely cloistered and public, secretive and exposed...