First published 2014
James Carville and Mary Matalin have spent twenty years as America's most politically mismatched couple. This collaboration examines how they and the nation have evolved since their first book together. The narrative spans from 1992, when Carville managed Bill Clinton's winning campaign while Matalin strategized for the losing George H.W. Bush, through two decades of marriage and political upheaval. Mary writes about family, faith, and foreign policy from her perspective in both the kitchen and the White House Cabinet Room. James focuses on politics and love, covering the Clinton years, Bush's presidency, Obama's election, and the toxic partisanship now dominating Washington. Together they chronicle raising two daughters in the nation's capital and their pivotal 2008 move to New Orleans. Their post-Katrina work rebuilding the city becomes both a personal mission and a symbol for national renewal. The book reveals how two people with opposing ideologies navigate marriage while offering an insider's view of American politics over the past twenty years.
Genres: american, political-science, politics, relationships, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: New Orleans, Washington D.C.
Period: 1992, 2008, 2000s
337 pages · Hardcover · Blue Rider Press