by Frank Bailey
First published 2011
Frank Bailey worked inside Sarah Palin's inner circle and witnessed how she operated away from public view. He watched her interact with staff members and respond to people she considered threats. Bailey observed the gap between Palin's public statements and her private actions. He saw her handle conflicts with subordinates and deal with perceived adversaries. The book draws from Bailey's direct access to Palin during her rise to national prominence. Bailey shares specific incidents that illustrate how Palin managed her political image while behaving differently in private settings. His account reveals the tension between public persona and private conduct that shaped Palin's political career. The story centers on the disconnect between appearance and reality in modern politics.
Genres: american, politics, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: insider-perspective, unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-century
383 pages · Hardcover · Howard Books