Madam President by Nicolle Wallace (Netgalley ARC)

Although America has never experienced a woman president, Nicolle Wallace, the author of Madam President, writes a good novel about how a woman president might react to the situations that happen in the White House. All presidents face stressful circumstances involving the nation and maybe their family.

 It's definitely not an easy job. Little did I realize how often in a given day a president has to deal with the media. When the First daughter writes about Pro-choice on Facebook, Madam President has to deal with the media fallout. What the daughter wrote does become the story of the day. There definitely is a balancing act between acting as the most important leader of the United States and also being a parent, spouse or friend.

After reading chapters in the novel about a very stressful and tragic situation which involved the lives of eight hundred and thirty seven people, I thought over what is good leadership. Every word, every moment of the people in the White House is put under a microscope and analyzed before the public. Whether it's a good day or a bad, the President has a job to do which involves the population of a country and at times, other countries. Also, his staffers are under scrutiny. I had to think about grieving families. I can't imagine how it must feel to try and comfort grieving families time and time again with the right words. Madam President uses lines from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the Poet, which really fit the occasion. This is a thought provoking and interesting  novel about what might become the future of America.







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