An American Daughter
New York : Harcourt Brace, [1998]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xiii, 105 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Lyssa Dent Hughes is the privileged, well-educated daughter of a Republican senator. She is the wife of a professor and the owner of a lovely house in Georgetown. She is also the president's nominee for Surgeon General. When the media discovers that once, long ago, she failed to respond for jury duty, this relatively minor misstep is portrayed as a serious moral lapse. A good friend uses the incident to make a point, scarcely thinking of the implications, and Lyssa must suffer the consequences. From that moment on, Lyssa Dent Hughes sits helplessly as the press investigates her family and friends, shattering her privacy, her career, and her world. Wendy Wasserstein's trenchant humor and sizzling dialogue combine with biting political commentary to produce a masterful, and topical, drama.
Subjects:
Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Drama.
Women -- Political activity -- United States -- Drama.
United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Drama.
Women -- Political activity -- United States -- Drama.
United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment -- Drama.
ISBN:
0151003327
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LITERATURE Drama Was | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |