Memoirs of the Senator’s Wife
By S. M. Ford
2020
Reviewed by Angie Mangino
Rating: 4 stars

In a prologue in 1921 Tulsa Oklahoma readers meet Michelle Renee Lachapell, not quite knowing its immediate connection to the story which later will become relevant. Chapter one is set in 1940 Texas where Estella’s childhood comes into view.

“Two decades later, a frustrated mother was shouting at her young daughter to clean up for supper.
‘Estellaaaaaa, get out of the sun! You look like a field hand and your hair is a mess!’”

Estella’s mother had big dreams for her daughter that did not seem possible for this poor family at the time.

This story ambitiously tackles the intermingling of the relationship between men and women, their strengths, their sexuality, their betrayals. Set in a historical backdrop of the society and politics of the time from this beginning to Estella’s present life as wife to a senator, poverty, racism, and ambition enter in to further expand the story.

Add in a Secret Service agent protecting her husband who develops a connection with Estella and the plot develops. Readers will find a quick read right up to the conclusion that will at times cause them to pause to absorb the bigger issues presented.
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