The hopefuls : a novel

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The work The hopefuls : a novel represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The hopefuls : a novel

Title remainder

a novel

Statement of responsibility

Jennifer Close

Creator

• Close, Jennifer

Author

• Close, Jennifer

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

Genre

• Humorous fiction
• Political fiction
• Fiction
• Domestic fiction

Language

eng

Summary

• "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

• Provided by publisher
• Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

813/.6

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS3603.L68

LC item number

H67 2016

Literary form

fiction