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‘Honest, wonderful and smart as hell’ Guardian
‘Curtis Sittenfeld is in a league of her own’ Observer
All I did is marry him. You are the ones who gave him power.
Quiet, bookish Alice Blackwell never dreamed of being First Lady. Much less to a President whose politics she doesn’t believe in. On perhaps the most important day of her husband’s presidency, Alice looks back on the strange and unlikely path that led her to the White House, and to a decision – both treacherous and long overdue – that could jeopardise everything.
Taking inspiration from real life, American Wife is a remarkable portrait of a woman caught between her feelings for her husband, her country, and herself.
‘My favourite book of the century’ HADLEY FREEMAN, GUARDIAN
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On one of the most important days of her husband’s presidency, Alice Blackwell considers the strange and unlikely path that has led them to the White House, and faces contradictions years in the making. Weaving race, class, wealth and fate into a tapestry, this novel lays bare the pleasures and pain of intimacy and love.
| Weight | 0.44 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.7 × 3.8 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 637 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st paperback ed |
| Dewey | 813.6 (edition:22) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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