From the Publisher
"One of the most authentic contemporary political novels I've read by an American writer. . . . [O'Nan] creates a mood so intense that, as long as the novel lasts, the reader can't escape it."—Nell Freudenberger, The New York Times Book Review"The Good Wife is powerful, unforgettable. . . . O'Nan knows what Evan S. Connell knew . . . that an unassuming woman might be surprisingly complicated . . . .Patty Dickerson is a wonderful character, and this novel is astonishing."—The Washington Post Book World
"A moving, lyrical, assured piece of work . . . O'Nan is an experienced explorer of the irrationalities of being human."—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution