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Why They Stay
Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives, Second EditionBy Anne MichaudNarrated by Sara MorseyLength8h 41m
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Why do good women stay with bad men?
What if political wives are just as calculating as their infamous husbands?
Did Slovenian model Melania Knauss enter her marriage to Donald Trump with her eyes open about his history of philandering? At one point in their courtship she called it off for that reason. What risks and rewards did she weigh when she finally agreed to be his wife?
Veteran political journalist Anne Michaud knows the hidden agendas political couples employ to gain and cling to power. Working as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and awarded “Columnist of the Year” by the New York News Publishers Association, Anne has researched the spouses behind some of the most notorious politicians in the public eye.
She discovered a surprising pattern as old as the dynastic maneuverings of England’s medieval queens.
Today, women married to the “royalty” of our times – politicians – make bold decisions to keep their “thrones” and their family’s history-making potential.
Why They Stay reveals the inner lives of eight political wives as they fight to maintain a grip on power and pursue personal ambition:
Melania & Donald Trump: A foreigner’s desire to live the American dream
Hillary & Bill Clinton: One masterful decision launched her political career
Jackie & John F. Kennedy: Coping in bed and all the way to the bank
Eleanor & Franklin D. Roosevelt: A lifeless marriage sparks a social champion
Marion Stein & Jeremy Thorpe: Riding out British scandal to provide for her sons
Wendy & David Vitter: Married to the Party versus married to a man
Silda Wall & Elliot Spitzer: Real-life drama spawns TV show The Good Wife
Huma Abedin & Anthony Weiner: How to win against a man and the Media
These political wives aren’t powerless pawns. They are shrewder than you expect. Why They Stay pulls back the curtain to reveal why women throughout history stand by their man … for better and for worse.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (13.8K)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon
GenreBiography and Memoir, History, Psychology
Length8 hrs 41 mins
Narrated bySara Morsey
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 18, 2022
LanguageEnglish
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