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No Way to Treat a First Lady by Christopher Buckley Audible Download
I chortled my way through Christopher Buckley’s audio book No Way to Treat a First Lady. It is truly wonderful to look forward to driving to work simply because you want to hear what happens next in an audio book. Buckley whose books never fail to delight didn’t disappoint with this one.
It’s the story of First Lady, Beth McMann who is charged with assassination when her husband, the president is found dead in bed with her sporting a large bruise on his forehead. She hires “Shamless” Boyce Baylor to defend her, even though the two of them had been an item in law school and she had dumped him for her late president. Chaos ensues as the “trial of the millennium” goes underway. What made this book irresistible to me are the many references and thinly disguised Washington characters who find their way into the book. The character of District Attorney General Clintock can only be Marcia Clark. The presiding judge, Judge Uman bears a distinct resemblance to Judge Ito. The trial itself, complete with jury tampering, conspiracy theories and as much objecting as possible becomes an OJesque farce. Add to this the first couple who strongly resemble the Clintons giving the whole listen a wonderful sense of the absurd. And if you can’t tell who Babette van Anka is, well you’re just not trying!
This audio book is charming, funny, and full of puns. Check it out for a listen soon.