Eighteen Acres

A Novel

By: Nicolle Wallace

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

From the former communications director for the White House and current political media strategist comes a suspenseful and smart novel about the first female president and all the dramas and deceptions she faces, both in politics and in love.

Eighteen Acres, a description used by political insiders when referring to the White House complex, follows the first female president of the United States, Charlotte Kramer, and her staff as they take on dangerous threats from abroad and within her very own cabinet.

Charlotte Kramer, the 45th U.S. president; Melanie Kingston, the White House chief of staff; and Dale Smith, a White House correspondent for one of the networks are all working tirelessly on Charlotte's campaign for re-election. At the very moment when they should have been securing success, though, Kramer's White House implodes under rumors of her husband's infidelity and grave errors of judgment on the part of her closest national security advisor. In an upheaval that threatens not only the presidency but the safety of the American people, Charlotte must fight to regain her footing and protect the the country she has devoted her life to serving.

Eighteen Acres combines political and family drama into one un-pausable novel. It is a smart, juicy and fast-paced read that we're sure fans of commercial women's fiction will fall in total love with.

©2010 Nicolle Wallace (P)2010 HarperCollins Publishers

A Good and Easy Listen.

I really enjoyed this book. It moved along at a quick pace and the narrator really did a good job. The authors inside knowledge of the West Wing was very interesting. I am looking forward to her next book.

I liked the second book better

Any additional comments?

I bought this book because I liked "It's Classified," and I just didn't get into the plot as I did with the second book. Didn't finish it.

Surprisingly good

Nice to have a good story with so many women in power. Hope there is another story coming.

Enjoyable

Enjoyed reading this book. It gave us a look into what it takes to run the White House from a aides prospective. How a president can rise above scandal with the help of the staffers.

It was good. Not necessarily great.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

those looking for something light. I liked how the author told the story from the perspective of three people.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

it could have been a bit tighter. Some of the narrative seemed long.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes, and that wasn't a good thing.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Netflix

Timely

Well rounded and developed, strong female leaders provided an illustration of modern day DC. Facts could imitate imitate fiction quite soon. A ticket with both parties represented could be the answer to our struggles.

Review Update

In my initial review I wrote that I liked the story but not the narration. I'm not changing this part of the review. However, I mistakenly said that book 3 of the series "Madam President" was narrated by the same reviewer. I realize now that it is a different narrator and I'm looking forward to listening to this book.

Good story, not the best narrator

I enjoyed the story. The characters were all very likable and the plot moved along well. Not the most exciting or interesting book I've read lately, but I don't feel like I wasted a credit.

I was distracted by the narrator's tendency to slip into a southern accent for the president. The book states the woman is from California, and she doesn't maintain the accent throughout the book, so I was annoyed whenever that drawl would appear,

What was this about again?

I've never read a book before where I finished it and didn't know what it was about! It's like a series of unfortunate events, but no big plots because things get resolved quickly and the next story happens.

You Have to Get It

You will love this book! Great female characters-she explores the strengths as well as the hurdles of the professional woman. Awesome book for the female cable news junkie:-) Really, I loved it, can't wait for her next book!