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“Robert Inman hits the ground running and keeps up the pace in this suspenseful page-turner, which takes us behind the headlines as a Southern governor’s wife assumes the office herself so he can run for president. The real question is, how does Robert Inman know so much about state politics, public marriages, and human nature? And how did he come up with such believable characters—not only the ambitious ex-governor and his plucky, likable wife, but also the fascinating hangers-on who attach themselves to any rising political figure? The Governor’s Lady—a heady mix of sex and sexism, politics and greed, trust and perfidy—is as timely as the morning’s news.”. Lee Smith, author of Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger. “Robert Inman is one of our finest Southern novelists, as The Governor’s Lady proves yet again. Beautifully written, painstakingly observed, with a finely tuned sympathy for every one of its complex characters, this is a story that will keep you in a race to turn the pages.”. Mark Childress, author of Georgia Bottoms and Crazy in Alabama. “This is a great time for this novel, which delves into the heart and soul of Southern politics. When the governor's wife is voted in to succeed him, he expects to continue controlling his state while he runs for the presidential nomination, but his wife, who is tired of the ‘good ol’ boy’ way of doing things, has other ideas, and her difficult evolution into an effective, refreshing leader is a joy to behold.”. Nancy Olson, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, North Carolina. “Robert Inman has done it again with The Governor’s Lady, a rich page-turner of a novel featuring the best female characters I’ve encountered in a long, long time: Governor Cooper Lanier and her maddening mother, Mickey Spainhour. The complexity of Southern politics serves as a fascinating backdrop for the endlessly complex relationships between mothers and daughters, parents and children, husbands and wives. I didn’t want it to end.”—Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife. Cooper Lanier takes her oath of office as governor, accepts a kiss from her husband, and waits for the applause to die. Then she gathers her speech and steps to the podium. “Now,” she says, “we begin.”. If only it were that simple. Cooper’s husband, the former governor, is running for president, yet he won’t relinquish his control of state government. He and his “Posse” intend to make Cooper a puppet. Her ailing mother, a power broker from the days when political women had to operate behind the scenes, wants the limelight for herself. And now a rare blizzard has paralyzed Cooper’s Southern state and placed its warring government factions front and center. The Governor’s Lady is the story of a smart, feisty, independent woman compelled by circumstances to follow her instincts and take charge. The daughter of a famous political family, Cooper has since childhood seen public life as a thief that steals everyone she loves. Her father gave up his private dream for a shot at the Senate. Her husband, Pickett Lanier, evolved from a loving free spirit into a calculating political player she barely recognizes. Cooper must quickly strike a path that allows her to be both ruthlessly effective and true to herself—all while facing a level of pressure she never imagined. She finds unlikely allies in her long-estranged mother, Mickey Spainhour, and Wheeler Kincaid, a crusty, aging newspaperman with a past of his own. Together, they help Cooper take her first tentative—then bolder—steps in the male-dominated world of big-time politics. Robert Inman is the author of Dairy Queen Days, Captain Saturday, and other works. He has written screenplays for CBS, ABC, and Hallmark Hall of Fame. Inman served as press secretary for Alabama governor Albert Brewer from 1968 to 1970. For over twenty years, he was an anchor and reporter for WBTV in Charlotte. He and his wife, Paulette, live in Conover and Boone, North Carolina.
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