Sussex Drive

Synopsis

A startlingly funny and deeply satisfying satirical novel that makes the Canadian political scene accessible, from the female perspective, behind the scenes at the top of the Hill. Torn from the headlines, Sussex Drive is a rollicking, cheeky, alternate history of big-ticket political items in Canada told from the perspectives of Becky Leggatt (the sublimely capable and manipulative wife of a hard-right Conservative prime minister) and just a wink away at Rideau Hall, Lise Lavoie (the wildly exotic and unlikely immigrant Governor General)--two wives and mothers living their private lives in public. Set in recent history, when the biggest House on their turf is shuttered not once, not twice, but three times, Becky and Lise--two of the country's most strategic feminine assets and tactical feuding neighbours--engage in a fight to the death in a battle that involves Canada's relationship to the United States, Afghanistan and Africa. The rest of the time, the women are driving their kids.From Linda Svendsen's sharp and wicked imagination comes a distaff Ottawa like no other ever created by a Canadian writer, of women manoeuvring in a political world gone more than a little mad, hosting world leaders, dealing with the challenges of minority government, and worrying about teen pregnancies and their own marriages. As they juggle these competing interests, Becky and Lise are forced to question what they thought were their politics, and make difficult choices about their families and their futures--federal and otherwise.

Copyright:

2012

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780307362353

Related ISBNs:

9780307362216

Publisher:

Random House of Canada, Limited

Date of Addition:

10/02/12

Copyrighted By:

Linda Svendsen

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Literature and Fiction, Humor, Politics and Government

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.