Rachel To The Rescue, Elinor Lipman
Rachel To The Rescue, Elinor Lipman
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Rachel To The Rescue

Author: Elinor Lipman

Narrator: Andi Arndt

Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 07/13/2021

Synopsis

“Readers who are hungry for heartwarming comedy and spicy D.C. gossip will find Lipman’s new novel absolutely delicious.”—New York Times Book Review  A mischievous political satire, with a delightful cast of characters, from one of America’s funniest novelists.Rachel Klein is sacked from her job at the White House after she sends an email criticizing Donald Trump. As she is escorted off the premises she is hit by a speeding car, driven by what the press will discreetly call "a personal friend of the President." Does that explain the flowers, the get-well wishes at a press briefing, the hush money offered by a lawyer at her hospital bedside? Rachel’s recovery is soothed by comically doting parents, matchmaking room-mates, a new job as aide to a journalist whose books aim to defame the President, and unexpected love at the local wine store. But secrets leak, and Rachel’s new-found happiness has to make room for more than a little chaos. Will she bring down the President? Or will he manage to do that all by himself? 

About Elinor Lipman

Elinor Lipman is the award-winning author of sixteen books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Inn at Lake Devine, Isabel’s Bed, I Can’t Complain: (All Too) Personal Essays, On Turpentine Lane, Rachel to the Rescue, and Ms. Demeanor, a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor.  Her first novel, Then She Found Me, was adapted into a film directed by and starring Helen Hunt, with Bette Midler, Colin Firth, and Matthew Broderick. Lipman was the 2011–12 Elizabeth Drew Professor of Creative Writing at Smith College and divides her time between Manhattan and the Hudson Valley.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on August 29, 2021

3.5*** (rounded up) Rachel Klein works for the White House Office of Records Management (WHORM), taping together the pieces of official documents that # 45 has torn up (despite being repeatedly told that all official documents must be kept for the National Archives). When she sends a drunken tweet vo......more

Goodreads review by Anne on January 30, 2021

#1: If you love Donald Trump, don't read this. #2: If you loathe Donald Trump, you will enjoy this hugely. #3: I loathe Donald Trump. Another breezy, sparkling Elinor Lipman confection. In recent years she seems to have moved towards lighter novels that have little greater ambition than to give enjoyme......more

Goodreads review by Jill on November 01, 2020

Okay! Elinor Lipman has a new novel out! “Rachel to the Rescue” was released with little fanfare and is the first Covid and anti-Trump novel I’ve seen so far. Elinor Lipman is my favorite contemporary novelist. She’s written 12 or so novels over the past 30 or so years, and most have been very good.......more

Goodreads review by Susie on December 27, 2020

(thank you to the publisher for my copy of this book!) I'll read anything Elinor Lipman writes, so I was very happy to receive a copy of her newest book, Rachel to the Rescue. I feel like the book hasn't gotten as much publicity as Lipman's previous books, which is a shame! It was actually published......more

Goodreads review by Amy on August 25, 2021

I have always loved this author. She takes a nice (usually Jewish girl), with a warm and zany family and odd assorted characters, and puts them in an outrageous and comical situation. It's always hilarious and heartwarming all at once, and her books are often ones of my absolute favorites. This one......more

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