The Resource The hopefuls : a novel, Jennifer Close
The hopefuls : a novel, Jennifer Close
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The item The hopefuls : a novel, Jennifer Close represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library.
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- Summary
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- "A brilliantly funny novel about ambition and marriage from the best selling author of Girls in White Dresses, The Better Half tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to D.C., a city of idealism, gossip, and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite. When Beth arrives in Washington, D.C., she hates everything about it: the confusing traffic circles, the ubiquitous Ann Taylor suits, the humidity that descends each summer. At dinner parties, guests compare their security clearance levels. They leave their BlackBerrys on the table. They speak in acronyms. And once they realize Beth doesn't work in politics, they smile blandly and turn away. Soon Beth and her husband, Matt, meet a charismatic White House staffer named Jimmy and his wife, Ashleigh, and the four become inseparable, coordinating brunch, birthdays, and long weekends away. But as Jimmy's star rises higher and higher, their friendship--and Beth's relationship with Matt--is threatened by jealousy, competition and rumors. A glorious send-up of young D.C. and a blazingly honest portrait of a marriage, this is the finest work yet by one of our most beloved writers"--
- "Laced with sly humor and insider detail, Jennifer Close's new novel tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to DC, a city of idealism, ambition and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 303 pages ;
- Isbn
- 9781101911457
- Label
- The hopefuls : a novel
- Title
- The hopefuls
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Close
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "A brilliantly funny novel about ambition and marriage from the best selling author of Girls in White Dresses, The Better Half tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to D.C., a city of idealism, gossip, and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite. When Beth arrives in Washington, D.C., she hates everything about it: the confusing traffic circles, the ubiquitous Ann Taylor suits, the humidity that descends each summer. At dinner parties, guests compare their security clearance levels. They leave their BlackBerrys on the table. They speak in acronyms. And once they realize Beth doesn't work in politics, they smile blandly and turn away. Soon Beth and her husband, Matt, meet a charismatic White House staffer named Jimmy and his wife, Ashleigh, and the four become inseparable, coordinating brunch, birthdays, and long weekends away. But as Jimmy's star rises higher and higher, their friendship--and Beth's relationship with Matt--is threatened by jealousy, competition and rumors. A glorious send-up of young D.C. and a blazingly honest portrait of a marriage, this is the finest work yet by one of our most beloved writers"--
- "Laced with sly humor and insider detail, Jennifer Close's new novel tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to DC, a city of idealism, ambition and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Close, Jennifer
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3603.L68
- LC item number
- H67 2016
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Married people
- Political culture
- Washington (D.C.)
- FICTION / Literary
- FICTION / Political
- FICTION / Contemporary Women
- Label
- The hopefuls : a novel, Jennifer Close
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1671694
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 303 pages ;
- Isbn
- 9781101911457
- Isbn Type
- (softcover)
- Lccn
- 2015048796
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- 25 cm
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1671694
- (OCoLC)935053381
- Label
- The hopefuls : a novel, Jennifer Close
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1671694
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 303 pages ;
- Isbn
- 9781101911457
- Isbn Type
- (softcover)
- Lccn
- 2015048796
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- 25 cm
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1671694
- (OCoLC)935053381
Subject
- FICTION / Literary
- FICTION / Political
- Humorous fiction
- Married people -- Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction
- Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Fiction
- Political fiction
- FICTION / Contemporary Women
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