Alice Roosevelt, the oldest daughter of Theodore Roosevelt,
was only two days old when her mother died. Her father was
unable to cope with the situation of his wife's death and
handed over Alice to his sister Anna. He would later remarry
and father several more children. Alice meanwhile becomes a
reminder all through his life of the love he lost. Alice
would fight for his love and for his attention. She became a
woman that took her life in her own hands. She married the
man she wanted, she fought her Roosevelt cousins when they
thwarted her family's political plans. And she finally found
some happiness. Alas, not everything lasts forever.
AMERICAN PRINCESS took some time for me to truly fall in
love with. Not that the subject isn't interesting. Alice
Roosevelt was a fascinating person. I just read a lot of
books lately about the same subject; a young woman at the
turn of the century or so who marries a man only to find
true love later in her life. However, I will just make it
clear that, despite my feeling that I had 'been there, done
that' I enjoyed the book. The writing is good, really good
and Alice is just the kind of woman I enjoy reading about,
strong and independent. Then, came the turn somewhere along
the way AMERICAN PRINCESS went from being really good to
awesome. The kind of book where I must read another chapter,
despite it being too late kind of situation. In other words,
I became engrossed. I could hardly put the book down. It's
such a fantastic book, with several heartbreaking moments.
AMERICAN PRINCESS is a must-read book for any historical
fiction fans even if you never have heard of Alice
Roosevelt. This is the first book I've read by Stephanie
Marie Thornton, but now I must find and read her other books.
Alice may be the president's daughter, but she's nobody's
darling. As bold as her signature color Alice Blue, the
gum-chewing, cigarette-smoking, poker-playing First Daughter
discovers that the only way for a woman to stand out in
Washington is to make waves--oceans of them. With the canny
sophistication of the savviest politician on the Hill, Alice
uses her celebrity to her advantage, testing the limits of
her power and the seductive thrill of political entanglements.
But Washington, DC is rife with heartaches and betrayals,
and when Alice falls hard for a smooth-talking congressman
it will take everything this rebel has to emerge triumphant
and claim her place as an American icon. As Alice soldiers
through the devastation of two world wars and brazens out a
cutting feud with her famous Roosevelt cousins, it's no
wonder everyone in the capital refers to her as the Other
Washington Monument--and Alice intends to outlast them all.
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