American Wife : A Novel (Paperback)

from bachaney

Curtis Sittenfeld's "American Wife" is a wonderful read about an ordinary woman who finds herself married to the President of the United States. The book tells the story of Alice Lindgren, a small town girl who grows up to become a librarian before falling hard for wealthy jokester Charlie Blackw...

from ashkenazi

During the George W. Bush years, I knew quite a few smart, liberal women who were fascinated by Laura Bush. How could this apparently intelligent woman, a librarian and former teacher, be with this crude, loutish frat boy turned politician? I didn't share this fascination with Laura, or with the ...

from poolays

I really enjoyed this book. It was kind of a slow read, not in a dull or tedious way, just not a page turner. But I read it at a time when slow was just right for me. It is the story of Alice Blackwell, growing up in a small town with her parents and grandmother, living through a tragedy at 17, f...

from tara35

I'll never forget how I felt when reading Curtis Sittenfeld's first novel, Prep. Prep is the story of a teenager that goes away to a boarding school, by choice, and finds herself among people of a different economic background than herself. I felt her pain, her awkwardness, at times I cringed at ...

from elbakerone

Curtis Sittenfeld's American Wife: A Novel, is the coming-of-age story of Alice Lindgren Blackwell - a small-town girl from Wisconsin who eventually becomes First Lady of the United States of America. The novel begins with Alice's childhood. Events of trauma and tragedy scar her early days and fo...