Nancy audiobook

I really like Deaver's writing. I especially like that he tends to keep politics to a minimum in writing his biographies of the Reagans. I did find the swipes that he took at the Clintons annoying, but there weren't very many of those.

Read by the author with a soothing, easy-to-listen-to voice.Deaver reveals Nancy Reagan as a woman who loved her husband totally and whether she agreed with him or not. (She didn't want him to run for office.) She made it her goal to help him succeed.Deaver has always had a good relationship with her because from the first he gave her normal respect (wheras many regarded her as a problem or wouldn't give her information because she was "only" the wife). Having lived through the media coverage of Nancy Reagan, it was enjoyable to learn the inside story that led to press distortions, such as what the governor's mansion was like when the Reagan's refused to live there (it was a fire hazard and the second floor escape was: break a window and lower yourself by rope or jump out), the tempest when Nancy ordered new china for the White House (which didn't have enough of a set to serve dinners with matching pieces!)The treatment of President Reagan's Alzheimer's was poignant. One odd aspect of the book was that Deaver mentions his departure from the administration during Reagan's second term as a need to recover from alcoholism, but that seems to (by Deaver's account) have played no role in anything in the book or his relationship with the Reagans.

LOVED this sweet telling of Nancy Reagan's life. It was well-written and interesting. I am always wary of biographies that tend to be dry and factual--because a person's life is almost never dry. I loved this telling of their political and personal life, from her perspective--by one who knew her well. And when I got to the end...re-reading that letter that Reagan wrote to the country, and of her care for him in his last days--which ended up being ever so many more than they originally thought...it made me cry. They loved each other so very dearly. And he was such a great man. And what a sad, sad ending to his life. The quote that stood out to me most. "We had such an extraordinary life together, but that makes it harder. I start to say, 'Do you remember,' and then I stop myself."

Prior to buying this book I decided to skim it in the bookstore. Before I knew it- I was consumed by the clear writing and my genuine interest in Reagan's powerful wife. I was intrigued to learn that Nancy was referred to as Dragon Lady and the big B word. My perception of her prior to this book was wrong. Read this book in one night. It's easy and fast.

"If I ache, it's because we are apart and yet that can't be, because you are inside and a part of me, so we really aren't apart at all.Yet I ache, but wouldn't be without the ache,because that would mean being without youand that I can't be, because I love you."Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)A wonderful account of true love & friendship.

This is a very well-written book about Nancy Reagan and her relationship with Ronald Reagan. Michael Deaver presents Nancy's story with class and affection. I have always been a fan of Nancy and Ronald Reagan, and this book just enhanced that and gave me even more reason to respect them both.

A great look at Ron's better half

Great look into the life of a great lady. Enjoyed this book and it was an easy read.