American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
In the year 2000, in the closest election in American history, Alice Blackwell's husband becomes president of the US. Their time in the White House proves to be heady, tumultuous, 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 and power.
"* 'My favourite book of the year' - Kate Atkinson * 'I was utterly absorbed in this story of a political marriage and a wife who has her own reasons. Curtis Sittenfeld has thrown a powerful light on small town America and its misunderstood values.' - Linda Grant, Booker shortlisted author of The Clothes on Their Backs * 'A classic story, with a langorous pace and a fierce literary integrity...Sittenfeld has provided a plausible secret history of an American embarrassment -- and a grand entertainment.' - Joe Klein, author of Primary Colors * 'Curtis Sittenfeld is an amazing writer, and American Wife is a brave and moving novel about the intersection of private and public life in America. Ambitious and humble at the same time, Sittenfeld refuses to trivialize or simplify people, whether real or imagined.' - Richard Russo"
Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of the bestselling novels Prep and The Man of My Dreams. She is a graduate of Stanford University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She lives in St Louis with her husband.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385616744 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385616740 |
| Title | American Wife |
| Author | Curtis Sittenfeld |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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