Fictional autobiography of FLOTUS Alice Blackwell, although mirroring the life and times of Laura Bush.
A lot more soul searching and inner conflict than I’d expect.
Not until now do I realise that Curtis Sittenfeld is a woman.
Author’s webpage: American Wife – Curtis Sittenfeld
Curtis Sittenfeld: ‘American Wife is the opposite of satire’ – Interview by (with?) Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 16 November 2010