American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

AMERICAN WIFE by Curtis Sittenfeld

The newest release from Curtis Sittenfeld (author of PREP) is getting so much press! Maybe it’s because it was released during the Republican National Convention? Maybe because it is being released at a time when American’s really want to know what the private lives of politicians are like. Maybe it’s because it is a REALLY GREAT BOOK!

We have all known about the fascination behind the personal lives of John F. Kennedy and Jackie O, and Bill Clinton’s White House dalliances. The interest behind George W. Bush has never been as intense. The public has seemingly taken his relationship with Laura Bush at face value, nothing more interesting than maybe a few beers on the weekend. However, Ms. Sittenfeld has written a stunning novel that is going to ignite more interest in First Lady Laura Bush’s private life than ever thought possible.

AMERICAN WIFE is an honest and beautiful portrayal of a young woman’s life, a young woman who just happens to become FIRST LADY. Sittenfeld has admitted that it is based on Laura Bush’s life but that it is pure fiction. If you read the book you won’t care if it’s real or fiction, all you will care about is the main character, Alice Lindgren’s fascinating life. But you will look at Laura Bush very differently.