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American wife by curtis sittenfeld on what might become one of the most significant days in her husbands presidency, alice blackwell considers the strange and unlikely path that has led her to the white house and the repercussions of a life lived, as she puts it, almost in opposition to itself. The man of my dreams, a comingofage novel and an examination of romantic love. While american wife is technically a work of fiction, it is a thinly veiled account of laura and george w. It is believed that the book is based on the life of laura. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 420 pages and is available in paperback format. Two bestselling novels curtis sittenfeld is the author of american wife, the man of my dreams and prep, which was chosen by the new york times as one of the ten best books of 2005. Her nonfiction has appeared in the new york times, the atlantic monthly, salon, allure, glamour, and on public radios this american life. Nov 25, 2008 i began american wife expecting a sharp political satire. 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. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. It is a novel in which the unexpected becomes inevitable, and the pleasures and pain of intimacy and love are laid bare.
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