Wild Pivot
Notes from a Political Life Rewritten
$31.19
- Paperback
216 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2026
Summary
For fans of Educated and You Could Make This Place Beautiful, a memoir of powerful vignettes about a rock-star Republican strategist who gives up a life in politics after a near-death accident spurs her into a search for deeper meaning.
Jen Thompson rose to the heights of politics in her early thirties as a celebrated Republican strategist—a rarity for a young woman. For years, success and power were her only ambitions, despite the drumbeat of her inner voice warning…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896361466 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jen Thompson |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 177g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
Critics Review
“Wild Pivot is a brave memoir about the cost of telling the truth. Jen Thompson writes with moral clarity, wisdom, and wit about walking away from a powerful political identity and discovering how integrity often arrives disguised as disruption.”—Parker J. Palmer, author of Healing the Heart of Democracy and A Hidden Wholeness
Jen Thompson
Jen Thompson is a former political campaign manager and counsel in the US House and Senate. She successfully made up for a massive campaign deficit by orchestrating events with the President of the United States and other key figures. She has been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune, among other publications. Jen left politics after managing the most nationally watched Senate campaign in 2002 and moved to Australia. Born in Chicago, she has lived in twelve cities, seven states, and three countries, and has traveled to many more. She currently lives in Redlands, California.
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