American Wife

Such an accomplished work of fiction… a thoughtful and compelling examination of the mechanics of family and marriage… Knowing and knowledgeable, yet also inventive and original, American Wife is a thrilling combination of history and surprises * Guardian *Superbly well-written - one of the most absorbing books of the year * Evening Standard *Thoroughly enjoyable. The plot is beautifully paced, the writing quick, clear, absorbing… A sweeping saga * The Times *A powerful, utterly compelling and strangely moving fictional account of a First Lady who bears more than a passing resemblance to Laura Bush * Daily Mirror *I was utterly absorbed in this story of a political marriage and a wife who has her own reasons. Curtis Sittenfeld has thrown a powerful light on small town America and its misunderstood valuesMy favourite book of the year * Kate Atkinson *A quietly riveting parable… thought-provoking, entertaining and full of subtle reflections on class and marriage * Daily Mail *A classic story, with a langorous pace and a fierce literary integrity… Sittenfeld has provided a plausible secret history of an American embarrassment - and a grand entertainmentAmerican Wife is easily one of the best books written so far this century. It is honest, wonderful and smart as hell, the kind of book that you try to eke out to make it last as long as possible * Guardian *This is one of the finest American novels of 2008 * New Statesman *

Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling Rodham. Other novels include American Wife and Prep, both bestsellers and longlisted for the Orange Prize, The Man of My Dreams, Sisterland, Eligible, and the acclaimed short story collections You Think It, I’ll Say It and Help Yourself. Her stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Oprah Magazine and the New York Times magazine. Sittenfeld was also the guest editor for the 2020 Best American Short Stories anthology. She lives with her family in the American Midwest.

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