{"product_id":"sussex-drive-paperback-by-linda-svendsen","title":"Sussex Drive Paperback by Linda Svendsen","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eRandom House Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2012-10-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780307362216\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e340.2\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.01 x 5.33 x 0.97\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startingly funny and deeply satisfying satirical novel that makes the Canadian political scene accessible from the female perspective, behind the scenes at the top of the hill.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTorn from the headlines, \u003ci\u003eSussex Drive \u003c\/i\u003eis a rollicking, cheeky, alternate history of big-ticket political items in Canada told from the perspectives of Becky Leggatt (the sublimely capable and manipulative wife of a hard-right Conservative prime minister) and just a wink away at Rideau Hall, Lise Lavoie (the wildly exotic and unlikely immigrant Governor General)—two wives and mothers living their private lives in public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in recent history, when the biggest House on their turf is shuttered not once, not twice, but three times, Becky and Lise engage in a fight to the death in a battle that involves Canada’s relationship to the United States, Afghanistan and Africa. The rest of the time, the women are driving their kids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Linda Svendsen’s sharp and wicked imagination comes a distaff Ottawa like no other ever created by a Canadian writer, of women manoeuvring in a political world gone more than a little mad, hosting world leaders, dealing with the challenges of minority government, and worrying about teen pregnancies and their own marriages. As they juggle these competing interests, Becky and Lise are forced to question what they thought were their politics, and make difficult choices about their families and their futures—federal and otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinda Svendsen's linked collection, \u003ci\u003eMarine Life\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in Canada, the United States and Germany and her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Anthology of Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMarine Life \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for the \u003ci\u003eLA Times \u003c\/i\u003eFirst Book Award and released as a feature film. Svendsen’s TV writing credits include adaptations of \u003ci\u003eThe Diviners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAt the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and she co-produced and co-wrote the miniseries \u003ci\u003eHuman Cargo\u003c\/i\u003e, which garnered seven Gemini Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award. She received the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2006. Svendsen is a professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia. 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