New Novel "Ladies: A Conjecture of Personalities" Has First Ladies Writing Their Own Stories
First Ladies from Martha Washington to Mamie Eisenhower "write" their own chapters - and everyone - including the "modern" First Ladies - chimes in with commentary. It's an entertainment - not a tome.
(PRWEB) April 23, 2005 -- If you’ve ever wondered what the “old” First Ladies
were like – the ones from Martha Washington through Mamie Eisenhower, then
you’ll get an earful with “Ladies: A Conjecture of
Personalities.”
“Ladies: A Conjecture….” is a book of voices. First
Ladies between Martha Washington and Mamie Eisenhower tell their own stories –
or, to be more exact, whatever they want – in their own words and in their own
styles. It crosses boundaries between fact, conjecture and, most importantly,
centuries. Through dialogue-boxes, the Ladies talk to each other across
Eternity, where anything is possible. The Modern First Ladies, from Mrs. Kennedy
through Mrs. Clinton participate in commentary.
According to the author,
Feather Schwartz Foster, of Scotch Plains, NJ, “The old gals talk to the reader
and they talk amongst themselves. They talk about their husbands, and their
children, and the White House, and the times they lived in. And, of course,
politics. It’s not just the stories of their lives – it’s an opening into what
they were like as people. They were definitely not the ‘non-entities’ that
history usually calls them.”
Author Feather Schwartz Foster has been an
“amateur” presidential historian for three decades. Following a long career in
advertising and having written a score of children’s musical shows, she has
decided to draw on her thousand-volume personal presidential library and her
love of history by penning “Ladies: A Conjecture….”
“Of course ‘Ladies…’
is a work of fiction,” says Foster. “After all, it is truly a conjecture of
their personalities. But it is all based on the facts of their lives, the lives
of their husbands and the times they lived in. Most biographies of First Ladies
are dull – full of ‘almanac stuff.’ This books livens things up – especially
when the Ladies cross the centuries through Eternity and talk to each
other.”
Did George and Martha Washington really love each other? Why did
Calvin Coolidge choose not to run for re-election? What was 21-year-old Frances
Cleveland thinking on her wedding night to the 300-lb. President more than 25
years her senior? Did Edith Wilson really run the country during her husband’s
illness?
Louisa Adams talks about her demanding mother-in-law Abigail;
Mary Lincoln talks about her life as a widow; Edith Roosevelt and Nellie Taft
indulge in their mutual dislike and distrust – all in their own voices. They
offer insights into their accomplishments and their regrets, and their own
individual perceptions of history. And the Modern First Ladies join in the
fun!
It’s chatty. It’s catty. It’s fun. It’s informative. It’s a
must-read for anyone interested in history.
“Ladies: A Conjecture of
Personalities” is 255-pages, published by PublishAmerica, of Baltimore, MD, and
retails for $21.95. ISBN: 1-59286-361-2. It is available at www.amazon.com; www.bn.com; or directly from the
publisher at www.publishamerica.com.
Or visit the author’s webpage
at: www.authorsden.com/featherschwartzfoster.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/4/prweb231933.htm