luckylegs
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Reged: 08/12/2008
Posts: 620
Loc: White Stiletto Land
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Has anyone read this? I started it but gave up, I wondered if it gets better,found it a bit slow. The reveiws have been so good I was dissapointed,perhaps I should have persivered.
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scottishmags
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Reged: 24/04/2009
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Lucklegs, I loved it and so did my OH. Of all the books I read over the summer, this is the one I would recommend
I found the character based on Laura Bush really interesting, and the way she could fall in love with someone so different was believably brought to life
I also thought that it was interesting to consider whether marriage to a man whose politics were at odds with your own, and who had such a public role, would be successful,and how much of yourself you would have to subjugate to become the president's wife
I'm really reluctant to give up on books, so I usually have one last bash at getting interested, by reading 50 or so pages at one go .. then I do give up if it's no better! Struggling a wee bit with November's Eyes down choice at the moment tbh
Mags
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Silver
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Reged: 28/01/2008
Posts: 303
Loc: Didsbur, South Manchester
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Hi Luckylegs, yes I really enjoyed this book, Alice's life could have been so different if she had made a different choice..I also enjoyed the story of her Grandmother...a little political but a good read.
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I have three daughters, two grown up and married and one teenager, and I love cats.
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luckylegs
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Reged: 08/12/2008
Posts: 620
Loc: White Stiletto Land
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Thank you Scotishmags and Silver I will start again and be abit more patient.
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northernbelle
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Reged: 09/09/2009
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I agree with Scottish Mags, this is the best book i have read this summer and i placed a review of the book on this forum a couple of months ago.
Sorry that you have not enjoyed it so far but i do understand why you probably cannot get in to it. This is a 'slow burner' and not an action packed story but a tale of one womans life. It probably depends what mood you are at the time, try again when you can and feel ready.
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Mallly
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Reged: 23/11/2009
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I, too, agree with Scottish Mags. I thought it was so good i've recommended it to others. It was interesting to learn about Laura Bush and how she coped with the family she married into -a family I thought were grabbing, bad mannered and shallow. It also explains how George W Bush was negatively affected by his father but this shouldn't excuse his own crass behaviour.
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