Synopses & Reviews
With
Madam President, current cohost of
The View and former White House Communications Director Nicolle Wallace returns with an electrifying portrait of three powerful women on a day that will change the country forever.
Charlotte Kramer, the forty-fifth President of the United States, has done the unprecedented in allowing a network news team to document a day in her life—and that of her most senior staff. But while twenty news cameras are embedded with the president, the unthinkable happens: five major attacks are leveled on US soil. Her secretary of defense, Melanie, and her press secretary, Dale, must instantly jump to action in supporting the president and reassuring the country that the safety they treasure is in capable hands.
But secrets have always thrived in President Kramer’s White House. With all eyes on them and America’s stability on the line, all three women are hiding personal and professional secrets that could rock the West Wing to its very foundations…and change the lives of the people they love most.
With an insider’s sharp eye and her trademark winning prose, Nicolle Wallace delivers a timely novel of domestic and political intrigue that is impossible to put down.
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“Intrigue, love, betrayal, politics, family and an international crisis – this insider novel about life in the White House really delivers. I couldn't put it down!”
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“If you're the least bit interested in how Washington works behind the scenes-- the backstabbing, the deception, the doubts--take a stroll across these 18 acres.”
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“Nicolle Wallace's thriller Eighteen Acres may be the best novel ever written about life in the White House.”
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“Nicolle Wallace neatly melds the political and personal facets of public life to produce an absorbing suggestion of future possibilities in the American presidency in this absorbing novel.”
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“Essential reading for all political fiction junkies.” --Library Journal
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“It moves along smartly and suspensefully, with insightful glimpses of White House life… It’s a gloriously cynical climax to an entertaining tale, and by itself could justify another book about Charlotte Kramer’s troubled White House. Wallace’s first two novels have been impressive." --The Washington Post
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“This novel reads like a lighthearted novel for people interested in politics, but it's also a pretty big indictment of how the political process works." --Time.com
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“A great read.”
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“Nicolle Wallace takes us on a riveting journey inside the Beltway with the subtle and fascinating details only an insider would know. Her powerful characters jump off the page, captivating readers to the end. Another in her series of great political fiction."
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Though it's easy to enjoy the intrigue, romance, and scandal of Wallace's cast of political power brokers, she deserves kudos for illustrating not just the potential for what powerful women can do at the helm of our country—but the honor and tenacity of the American spirit, which surely knows no gender. Juicy, wry, and smart.
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“MADAM PRESIDENT is a page turner that takes Nicolle's storytelling to the next level."
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“Fierce and flawed heroines take center stage in this page turner. Wallace’s insider knowledge of the political and media landscapes gives MADAM PRESIDENT a credibility that provides the reader insight into what really happens when the worst really happens.”
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"Scandal meets 24 -- Nicolle's experience in the media and inside the White House combined with her knowledge of history makes for some truly fantastic plot lines."
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“Nicolle Wallace is one of those rare few who not only writes about Washington DC and the White House with credibility, she sheds light. In MADAM PRESIDENT she opens the curtain so we can see the humans behind the high-profile jobs on a day beset with common and extraordinarily horrific events. As with her two previous novels it is a compelling and engrossing read."
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“From its fly-on-the-wall vantage point of the messy machinations of government intrigue,Wallace’s high-stakes novel delivers a deft look at the personal and political sacrifices made by women at the pinnacle of their careers.”
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"A breezy romp through the corridors of power town."
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“MADAM PRESIDENT is an exciting novel, the third in aseries by Washington insider (and “The View” co-host) Nicolle Wallace. While itcan easily be read as a stand-alone, the story actually starts with EIGHTEENACRES and continues in IT'S CLASSIFIED. Readers with an interest in politicswill truly enjoy the fast-paced action and plethora of political scandals thatfill the book’s pages.”
Synopsis
Packed with juicy political gossip, scandalous affairs, and power-hungry Washington elite, this page-turner offers true insider intrigue from former White House Communications Director and political analyst Nicolle Wallace.
About the Author
Nicolle Wallace is a political strategist and former political analyst for CBS Evening News whose recent posts include White House Communications Director under George W. Bush and campaign advisor for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Wallace lives in New York City and Connecticut.