George Bush, Dark Prince of Love (My Romance with Old Bush)

Author: Lydia Millet
Publisher: Touchstone
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Features: Rosemary is an ex-con with viable career prospects, a boyfriend who'd die to be her grandfather, and a major obsession with our nation's first president, whom she fondly refers to as "G.B." Unexpectedly smitten during his inaugural address, Rosemary is soon anticipating G.B.'s public appearances with the enthusiasm she once reserved for all-you-can-eat breakfast buffets. As her ardor and determination to gain G.B.'s affection grow, Rosemary embarks on an increasingly outrageous campaign that escalates from personal letters to paid advertising, until at last she reaches the White House. What happens next is nothing like how Rosemary imagined it would be. Written with razor-sharp satirical wit and packed with wry observations about our times, our presidents, and our electorate, George Bush, Dark Prince of Love is a hilarious antithesis to the hype and hypocrisy of America's most hallowed institutions.