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Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win

by Jo Piazza
Tavia Gilbert
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From bestselling author Jo Piazza comes one of People's "Best Summer Books," a "comically accurate" (New York Post) novel about what happens when a woman wants it all—political power, marriage, and happiness.
Charlotte Walsh is running for Senate in the most important race in the country during a midterm election that will decide the balance of power in Congress. Reeling from a presidential election that shocked and divided the country and inspired to make a difference, she's left her high-powered job in Silicon Valley and returned, with her husband and three young daughters, to her downtrodden Pennsylvania hometown to run for office in the Rust Belt state.

Once the campaign gets underway, Charlotte is blindsided by just how dirty her opponent is willing to fight, how harshly she is judged by the press and her peers, and how exhausting it becomes to navigate a marriage with an increasingly ambivalent and often resentful husband. When the opposition uncovers a secret that could threaten not just her campaign but everything Charlotte holds dear, she must decide just how badly she wants to win and at what cost.

"The essential political novel for the 2018 midterms" (Salon), Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win is an insightful portrait of what it takes for a woman to run for national office in America today. In a dramatic political moment like no other with more women running for office than ever before, this searing, suspenseful story of political ambition, marriage, class, sexual politics, and infidelity is timely, engrossing, and perfect for readers on both sides of the aisle.

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    July 24, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9781508259985
      • File size: 286043 KB
      • Duration: 09:55:55

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Tavia Gilbert gives a vivid narration of a timely political story that feels brutally real in its unfairness. Reminders of the past have been frequent since Charlotte's return to her impoverished Pennsylvania hometown, where she's running for the senate. As she fields sexist questions on the trail, worries that she's losing her sanity from sleep deprivation, and deals with her resentful husband, she wonders if it's worth it. Characters have distinct voices, and Gilbert's talent is most evident in her portrayal of the many facets of Charlotte: a confident but relatable candidate, a sweet and patient mother, and a pleading spouse. Her softly read thoughts are filled with honesty. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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