Wednesday, July 21, 2010

American Wife



American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld is a fictional novel based on the life of Laura Bush, the former first lady and wife of President George W. Bush. It starts with her teenage years and how she is involved with an accident which kills her boyfriend at the time. Out of grief, she seeks comfort with his brother and finds herself in dilemma after dilemma. She meets the future president and marries him, trying to decide if it is a political life she wants. It's pretty sad and heart wrenching. I really felt bad for the main character, because she goes through so much.

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