{"product_id":"dolley-isbn-9780553569490","title":"Dolley","description":"\u003cb\u003eShe had the president’s ear and the nation’s heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She’s the wife of the fourth  president of the United States; a spirited charmer who adores parties, the latest  French fashions, and the tender, brilliant man who is her husband.  But while many  love her, few suspect how complex Dolley Madison really is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Only in the pages of  her diary—as imagined by novelist Rita Mae Brown—can Dolley fully reveal herself.   And there we discover the real first lady—impulsive, courageous, and wise—as she  faces her harshest trial: in 1814, the United States is once more at war with mighty  Britain, and her beloved James is the most hated man in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the White  House receptions she gaily presides over to her wild escape from a Washington under  siege, \u003ci\u003eDolley\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a legend, made warmly human.  For there has never been a first  lady so tested—or one who came through the fire so brilliantly.\"Full-blown and vibrant.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"[Dolley P.  Madison] is revealed as an enchantingly imperfect First Ladyè. Eight years of research went into this book, and it shows.  Brown's version of the day Dolley salvages the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washingtonè is a humdinger.\"—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Mae Brown \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series; \u003ci\u003eA Nose for Justice \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; In Her Day; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSix of One, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as several other novels. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia.","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300502360293,"sku":"NP9780553569490","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780553569490.jpg?v=1767725487","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dolley-isbn-9780553569490","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}