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Chris Torretta's Reviews > Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
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I don’t read a lot of non-fiction, unless we count cookbooks, which I love! Politics I especially work to stay away from. But this is intriguing so I could not pass it up!
The synopsis says it all. The author looks into the lives of women that have been changed by the men who cheated on them. Many of these men were downright ridiculous! There are reasons that women stay though, and not just to look like a loving wife.
I really enjoyed the beginning of the book where she takes the life of The White Princess and shows what women in politics choose to do when they stay by their man. She compares all of the women to The White Princess and uses her as a sort of starting point.
And that’s not all. There is a ton of history here, not only about the parties involved, but their families as well and the questions of why they turned out the way they did. How these people were raised and what they were used to, from childhood. It is a fascinating look at psychology and what parents can do to their children and what those children, in turn, wind up doing to create the same battles.
Highly entertaining, although at the beginning a little redundant. There were also a lot of family members for some of these families and since I am not a history buff it was hard to keep up. Fortunately the author uses the detail of each family to explain the why’s behind everything they do.
The information is fascinating but would not normally be my cup of tea. Stuck with the read because of the women she added in. They are all intelligent, strong, independent women, making their stories even more fascinating.
In short: A very interesting read. Thoroughly researched!
The synopsis says it all. The author looks into the lives of women that have been changed by the men who cheated on them. Many of these men were downright ridiculous! There are reasons that women stay though, and not just to look like a loving wife.
I really enjoyed the beginning of the book where she takes the life of The White Princess and shows what women in politics choose to do when they stay by their man. She compares all of the women to The White Princess and uses her as a sort of starting point.
And that’s not all. There is a ton of history here, not only about the parties involved, but their families as well and the questions of why they turned out the way they did. How these people were raised and what they were used to, from childhood. It is a fascinating look at psychology and what parents can do to their children and what those children, in turn, wind up doing to create the same battles.
Highly entertaining, although at the beginning a little redundant. There were also a lot of family members for some of these families and since I am not a history buff it was hard to keep up. Fortunately the author uses the detail of each family to explain the why’s behind everything they do.
The information is fascinating but would not normally be my cup of tea. Stuck with the read because of the women she added in. They are all intelligent, strong, independent women, making their stories even more fascinating.
In short: A very interesting read. Thoroughly researched!
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April 4, 2017
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April 4, 2017
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April 17, 2017
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