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American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt

by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Berkley. Mar. 2019. 448p. ISBN 9780451490902. pap. $16; ebk. ISBN 9780451490919. F
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DEBUT With access to the richest and most powerful people in the world, Alice Roosevelt has everything but the thing she craves most—her father's approval. The oldest daughter of President Teddy Roosevelt, she's as vain as she is charming, as impulsive as she is calculating. Determined to live life to the fullest, Alice is many things—a lovestruck teenager, a trendsetter, a congressman's wife, an adulterer, a mother, and a grandmother, but above all, she's her father's daughter. Readers will be enthralled by Alice's wit and adventures while simultaneously dreading the heartache and tragedy to come. From her days as a young woman gracing the society pages to her later years when she comes to be known as "the other Washington Monument," Alice perseveres and is unapologetic.
VERDICT The first-person narrative gives authenticity to the voice of this complex woman, as Thornton expertly weaves the events of her life. Fans of presidential fiction will devour this book, and biography lovers may be intrigued as well.
Reviewed by Vicki Briner, Broomfield, CO , Mar 01, 2019
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