New Novel "Ladies: A Conjecture of Personalities" Has First Ladies Writing Their Own Stories

First Ladies from Martha Washington to Mamie Eisenhower "write" their own chapters - and everyone - including the "modern" First Ladies - chimes in with commentary. It's an entertainment - not a tome.

(PRWEB) April 23, 2005 -- If youve ever wondered what the old" First Ladies were like – the ones from Martha Washington through Mamie Eisenhower, then youll get an earful with Ladies: A Conjecture of Personalities."

Ladies: A Conjecture…." is a book of voices. First Ladies between Martha Washington and Mamie Eisenhower tell their own stories – or, to be more exact, whatever they want – in their own words and in their own styles. It crosses boundaries between fact, conjecture and, most importantly, centuries. Through dialogue-boxes, the Ladies talk to each other across Eternity, where anything is possible. The Modern First Ladies, from Mrs. Kennedy through Mrs. Clinton participate in commentary.

According to the author, Feather Schwartz Foster, of Scotch Plains, NJ, The old gals talk to the reader and they talk amongst themselves. They talk about their husbands, and their children, and the White House, and the times they lived in. And, of course, politics. Its not just the stories of their lives – its an opening into what they were like as people. They were definitely not the ‘non-entities that history usually calls them."

Author Feather Schwartz Foster has been an amateur" presidential historian for three decades. Following a long career in advertising and having written a score of childrens musical shows, she has decided to draw on her thousand-volume personal presidential library and her love of history by penning Ladies: A Conjecture…."

Of course ‘Ladies… is a work of fiction," says Foster. After all, it is truly a conjecture of their personalities. But it is all based on the facts of their lives, the lives of their husbands and the times they lived in. Most biographies of First Ladies are dull – full of ‘almanac stuff. This books livens things up – especially when the Ladies cross the centuries through Eternity and talk to each other."

Did George and Martha Washington really love each other? Why did Calvin Coolidge choose not to run for re-election? What was 21-year-old Frances Cleveland thinking on her wedding night to the 300-lb. President more than 25 years her senior? Did Edith Wilson really run the country during her husbands illness?

Louisa Adams talks about her demanding mother-in-law Abigail; Mary Lincoln talks about her life as a widow; Edith Roosevelt and Nellie Taft indulge in their mutual dislike and distrust – all in their own voices. They offer insights into their accomplishments and their regrets, and their own individual perceptions of history. And the Modern First Ladies join in the fun!

Its chatty. Its catty. Its fun. Its informative. Its a must-read for anyone interested in history.

Ladies: A Conjecture of Personalities" is 255-pages, published by PublishAmerica, of Baltimore, MD, and retails for $21.95. ISBN: 1-59286-361-2. It is available at www.amazon.com; www.bn.com; or directly from the publisher at www.publishamerica.com.

Or visit the authors webpage at: www.authorsden.com/featherschwartzfoster.

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