Book Description
Face-Time is the story of Ben and Gretchen, two young
political activists who meet and fall in love while working
on a presidential campaign. When their candidate wins, both
are given jobs in the new administration, his as an
increasingly prominent speechwriter and hers in the Office of
Social Affairs. But then Ben finds out that Gretchen has been
sleeping with his boss,
the president, and he confronts her. Gretchen swears her love
for Ben and vows to do anything to ensure their future
happiness together...except end the affair. She has gained
the ultimate Washington prize: one-on-one
"face-time" with the president. And, perhaps not
coincidentally, Ben's stock as a speechwriter has never been
higher. But is the professional success worth the personal
price?
Far more than an echo of recent headlines, this
thoughtful, riveting novel by Washington insider Erik Tarloff
is an important work of politically inspired fiction that
poses a fascinating and culturally resonant question: In a
society that venerates power and celebrity, how far are we
willing to go to bring ourselves in proximity to them? With
the inside-the-Beltway appeal
of Primary Colors coupled with the literary
distinction of All the President's Men, Face-Time
is a perceptive entertaining examination of the seductive
power, both personal and professional, of position and status
at the highest altitudes.
