With the re-election of a toxic president, his wife calls on a journalist to work on her biography. This novel is the very sophisticated and well written story that combines the life of Lara Caine, FLOTUS, and journalist/biographer Sofie Morse. This story really drew me in as a reader with the well researched story of a girl growing up in the Soviet Union and a woman who holds a powerful position and the understanding of what must be done.

The author has brilliantly plotted this with intricate details and twists. I hope the reader doesn’t see this as a roman a clef, it is not. This First Lady is a compassionate patriot.

The author manages to pull all the loose ends together, providing satisfying closer to the reader. I will recommend his complex book to book clubs. It is a really arresting novel. Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this novel.