The President's Child
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
What happens when a passionate affair with a rising American politician leaves an ordinary woman holding the most dangerous secret in the world — his child? The President's Child by Fay Weldon chronicles the story of Isabel Rust, a woman whose youthful liaison with Homer Donahue resurfaces with terrifying consequences when he ascends to the cusp of the American presidency. As Homer's political star rises, the existence of their illegitimate son becomes an explosive threat to his ambitions, drawing Isabel into a deadly web of surveillance, manipulation, and cold-blooded calculation. Weldon constructs a taut, suspenseful narrative that is as much a razor-sharp dissection of power and gender as it is a gripping thriller. Written with Weldon's characteristically acerbic wit and unflinching intelligence, The President's Child illustrates how ruthlessly the machinery of political ambition can crush the lives of ordinary people — particularly women. Beneath its thriller surface, the novel argues that motherhood, identity, and female autonomy are perpetually under siege in a world governed by powerful men. Weldon's prose is both darkly comic and deeply unsettling, leaving the reader to wonder just how far those in power will go to protect their carefully constructed futures.
Author: Fay Weldon
Format: Hardback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
What happens when a passionate affair with a rising American politician leaves an ordinary woman holding the most dangerous secret in the world — his child? The President's Child by Fay Weldon chronicles the story of Isabel Rust, a woman whose youthful liaison with Homer Donahue resurfaces with terrifying consequences when he ascends to the cusp of the American presidency. As Homer's political star rises, the existence of their illegitimate son becomes an explosive threat to his ambitions, drawing Isabel into a deadly web of surveillance, manipulation, and cold-blooded calculation. Weldon constructs a taut, suspenseful narrative that is as much a razor-sharp dissection of power and gender as it is a gripping thriller. Written with Weldon's characteristically acerbic wit and unflinching intelligence, The President's Child illustrates how ruthlessly the machinery of political ambition can crush the lives of ordinary people — particularly women. Beneath its thriller surface, the novel argues that motherhood, identity, and female autonomy are perpetually under siege in a world governed by powerful men. Weldon's prose is both darkly comic and deeply unsettling, leaving the reader to wonder just how far those in power will go to protect their carefully constructed futures.