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    Eighteen Acres: A Novel
    Eighteen Acres: A Novel
    Eighteen Acres: A Novel
    Audiobook9 hours

    Eighteen Acres: A Novel

    Written by Nicolle Wallace

    Narrated by Susan Bennett

    3.5/5

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    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.

    Eighteen 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.

    Charlotte 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. 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. 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.

    Eighteen Acres combines political and family drama into one un-put-downable novel. 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateOct 19, 2010
    ISBN9780062023520
    Author

    Nicolle Wallace

    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.

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    • 4/5
      "EIGHTEEN ACRES" BY NICOLE WALLACEI love Nicole Wallace's writing style and though I'm not usually one to like novels written in the political genre, this one was intriguing.It was refreshing to see inside the government realm through the eyes of a woman. A fantastic read.-Kitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud Book Club
    • 2/5
      All telling, no showing, poorly developed characters, story lines that jump around and no real sense of what it might be like to be the first female president of the USA.....
    • 2/5
      Ah, a political chick lit novel written by a middle aged man. What? Oh, it's not written by a man, but by a woman. Honestly if I hadn't seen her talking about her books on the Rachel Maddow Show I'm not sure I'd believe that this book was actually written by a young-ish woman.The novel tells the story of three women from each of their points of view. Me, the Chief of Staff of Charlotte, the first woman President of the United States (and a Republican just like the author), and Dale, a White House Reporter. It shows how their lives intersect and overlap and boy do they whack into each other more often than not.The only one that I could even slightly stand was Mel, and only barely. The rest of the characters, both male and female almost seemed like they were the same character. Plus they, even Mel, were all the 'perfect' woman with the right stylishness and ultra-femme-ness. Not to mention the fact that the book was so heteronormative it hurt (and I thought it would have been a more interesting novel if it hadn't been quite so... I'll go with socially conservative in its romantic plots).Then, there was just how much the copyediting sucked. 'Taking' instead of 'Talking', and 'job' instead of 'jab' were just a couple of the mistakes that weren't caught, and nearly every time I stumbled over one it pulled me from a narrative that wasn't horribly special to start with.It wasn't a horrible read, other than the copyediting it was technically okay, but the plot was sorta boring and uninspired, and it's PR was disingenuous. It wasn't a political thriller at all, it was chick lit all the way.
    • 3/5
      Easy. Fun. Worth the read.
    • 5/5
      I couldn't put it down. I was fascinated by the story and learned a lot about White House protocol. A great read for politics junkies like me!
    • 5/5
      Awesome read, and what a surprise…I bought it almost 2 years ago and it got stuffed on my TBR shelf! Very interesting, nice flow, good plot. can't ask for more, i hope the author has written more or will!
    • 4/5
      "EIGHTEEN ACRES" BY NICOLE WALLACEI love Nicole Wallace's writing style and though I'm not usually one to like novels written in the political genre, this one was intriguing.It was refreshing to see inside the government realm through the eyes of a woman. A fantastic read.-Kitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud Book Club
    • 3/5
      This was a fun, fast read that I devoured on an airplane. It tells the interconnected stories of three women – the first female President of the United States, her White House Chief of Staff, and a network reporter covering the White House. While some of the plot developments force one to suspend disbelief in order to succeed, it was a surprisingly good page-turner for a debut novel. There is a lot of drama, some humor, and excellent behind the scenes details about working and living on the 18 acres of the White House complex. The author is a former White House and campaign staffer and knows of what she speaks (full disclosure: I worked at the White House at the same time as the author, but I don’t think we ever met.). There were a few details that were flat-out wrong, but I think Wallace was trying to advance the story in a coherent way. For instance, a WH Chief of Staff would never have the role in a campaign that the character in this book has; it’s illegal! All in all, though, a good read, especially for a recovering political junkie like me. 3.25 stars
    • 3/5
      Pretty good first novel from a former Washington insider in the Bush administration. Enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      This insider novel about life in the White House is hard to put down. Follow the first woman President in this authors first novel which is full of love, betrayal, family and politics. Can she win a second term?
    • 4/5
      This is the well-constructed story of three women: Charlotte- the President of the United States, her chief of staff, Melanie, and a big network White House reporter Dale. It just so happens that Dale is secretly having an affair with the first husband, who conveniently is living in Connecticut where the first children are in boarding school. None of this is spoiler -it's put right out there in the first 20 or so pages. It could easily have gone right into the trash can at this point as just another political soap-opera. It's NOT.Wallace does an excellent job of fleshing out these characters: their motivations, their emotions, and their aspirations. The plot is also tightly drawn, centering around Charlotte--is she going to win re-election for a 2nd term when her popularity is plummeting? Does she know about her husband's infidelity? Does anyone besides the Secret Service know? What will happen if the affair becomes public knowledge? And what is the nature of her relationship with her Secretary of Defense Roger Taylor? They're always together, and Mrs. Taylor is beginning to resent his absences.As the players jockey for power and presence, and the polls continue to reflect poor numbers, the war in Afghanistan rages on, and Charlotte and Roger make several trips to visit the troops. Dale lands a highly coveted trip with the presidential entourage, and Melanie is trying to decide if she wants to continue her life in the fast lane after 16 years in DC.Past this I really don't want to go because it's a great read and I don't want to spoil it. There are excellent plot twists and surprises, well-written dialogue and realistic DC scenes. This is definitely not Chick-lit. It's a well-written novel written by someone who obviously knows her way around the eighteen acres on which the Executive Branch sits in the middle of Washington D.C.