I am currently halfway through reading Curtis Sittenfeld’s latest novel, ‘American Wife’, and am finding myself becoming increasingly obsessed with Laura Bush. If you haven’t heard about Sittenfeld’s fictionalised version of the former first lady’s life then head over to the authors site, read this excerpt and buy or borrow the book from the library stat!
I got hooked on Sittenfeld’s realistic potrayal of the female heart and mind around two years ago when i picked up her debut novel, Prep. After speed reading that book in under two days, the author just happened to be in town for a reading of her sophomore book, Man of my Dreams. In person Sittenfeld is self deprecating, witty and low key – you instantly feel like you’ve been pals with her for years. And she answered all my annoying questions about her so called ‘beef’ with New Yorker darling, Nell Freudenberger (Read her Salon article NOW). Basically i’m urging everyone to get stuck into some Sittenfeld prose ASAP…can’t you hear the urgency in my tone?
American Wife
Ooh and if you’re like me and love knowing what books are piled up next to your favourite authors bed then check out Ms. Sittenfeld’s selects on the Barnes & Noble site!
