| A Time to Run Contributor(s): Boxer, Barbara (Author), Hayes, Mary-Rose (With) |
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ISBN: 0811850439 ISBN-13: 9780811850438 Publisher: Chronicle Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Senator Boxer tells an exciting tale of friendship and betrayal, idealism and pragmatism, in-fighting and public spin. When Ellen Fines' husband, a rising political star, is killed, Ellen assumes his candidacy, wins the Senate seat, and is confronted by a test that will make or break her political career. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Romance - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005030081 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.32" W x 9.22" (1.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written with a true insider's perspective, A Time to Run is the remarkable literary debut of United States Senator Barbara Boxer, one of the most admired and respected figures on the political scene. Senator Boxer, writing with Mary-Rose Hayes, tells an exciting tale of friendship and betrayal, idealism and pragmatism, in-fighting and public spin. The novel follows Ellen Fines from her days as a college student through romantic entanglements and a difficult marriage to a rising political star. When her husband is killed in a car accident during his campaign for the Senate, Ellen assumes his candidacy and achieves an upset victory over a political machine. On the eve of a crucial vote, past and public worlds collide when Ellen's former lover, now a journalist with strong right-wing connections, gives her sensitive documents that could either make or break her career. From hideaways deep under the U.S. Capitol to wealthy southern California ranches to the political unrest on the streets of Berkeley, A Time to Run is a great read, and a fascinating, up-close story of power and trust. |