American Wife – Curtis Sittenfeld

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