![]() I didn't think Melanie should have taken another position in the White House because it was obvious she had lost her zest for it. I'm not sure I liked how the story ended. I understood how she came to be burned out by the end of the novel. I thought Melanie was the strongest character, and I admired her aspirations and confidence. I loved Charlotte being the first woman president and thought her story to be quite realistic. I also empathized with Charlotte and Melanie. I think this speaks well of Wallace's writing ability. I empathized with them for some reason, despite the fact that my first marriage ended because of my husband's affair. I liked that even though I wanted to hate Dale and Peter, the two carrying on an extramarital affair, I couldn't. I enjoyed this book, though I think the premise is why I gave it only 3 stars. She has gone from working in the Bush White House and on the McCain/Palin campaign to becoming a moderate voice of reason on cable news. I have to say that I enjoy watching her news show on MSNBC. (I just checked and there are two sequels.) I would read more by this author. The ending just screams for a sequel, and I hope there is one. Although there is some political intrigue, the main focus is on the personal aspects of the story. All are ambitious, all have problems in their personal lives, and all face difficult decisions as to their professional lives. The women are each fascinating in their own right. How the three women work through this makes for an interesting read. With Charlotte running for re-election, an international incident ends up putting her candidacy in jeopardy. Their lives are interconnected in different ways. It focuses on 3 women who are tied together by their roles in relationship to the Presidency: Charlotte is the first woman President Melanie is her Chief Of Staff and Dale is an ambitious news anchor with a secret life. ![]() This is an interesting take on a political novel, that is more contemporary women’s fiction than political intrigue. She lives in New York City and Connecticut with her husband, Mark, a former Ambassador to the United Nations, and their vizsla, Lilly. Wallace is a California native and graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She appeared frequently on network and cable news programs as the campaign’s top spokesman and defender. Wallace also served as senior advisor for the McCain-Palin campaign in 2008. Wallace was described by former colleagues as “very persuasive in the halls of the West Wing.” The New York Times story announcing her presidential appointment carried the headline: “New Aide Aims to Defrost the Press Room” (January 10, 2005). According to the Washington Post, she served as “a voice for more openness with reporters” (Washington Post, June 28, 2006). Bush’s White House and re-election campaign, was credited with “injecting a tremendous amount of realism” into White House deliberations. Wallace, who served as communications chief for George W. Nicolle Wallace is a bestselling author and political commentator who appears regularly on news programs such as ABC’s Good Morning America, Fox News’ Sean Hannity and Morning Joe on MSNBC. It is a smart, juicy and fast-paced read that we’re sure fans of commercial women’s fiction will fall in total love with. In an upheaval that threatens not only the presidency, but the safety of the American people, Charlotte must fight to regain her footing and protect the the country she has given her life to serving.Įighteen Acres combines political and family drama into one un-put-downable novel. At the very moment when they should have been securing success, though, Kramer’s White House implodes under rumors of her husband’s infidelity and grave errors of judgment on the part of her closest national security advisor. From the former Communications Director for the White House and current political media strategist comes a suspenseful and smart commercial novel about the first female president and all dramas and deceptions she faces both in politics and in love.Įighteen Acres, a description used by political insiders when referring to the White House complex, follows the first female President of the United States, Charlotte Kramer, and her staff as they take on dangerous threats from abroad and within her very own cabinet.Ĭharlotte Kramer, the 45th US President, Melanie Kingston, the White House chief of staff, and Dale Smith, a White House correspondent for one of the networks are all working tirelessly on Charlotte’s campaign for re-election.
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