Serious Fun with WHITE HOUSE SECRETS

About the Book

White House Secrets is a dizzying account of the goofs and antics of a political appointee's wife, galloping through social and political scenes. Though an embarrassment to her husband, she is an unsung hero for stopping an assassin's bullet, tackling a terrorist, and saving the homeless.

About the Author

Author /playwright LIBBY HUGHES spent time in D.C. when her former husband was a political appointee for several years. This assignment gave her an inside glimpse into the mechanics of the White House and State Department. The names are changed, but the content is part fact and part fiction. Hughes has written 18 books--mostly biographies--written for young adult readers about international heroes and heroines from Margaret Thatcher to Barack Obama. Several of her 45 plays have won awards and some have been produced off-off Broadway. She edited Ginger Rogers’ autobiography. Hughes is listed in “Who’s Who in America,” “Who’s Who of American Women,” and “Who’s Who in the World.” She commutes between Cambridge and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and has been a seasoned drama critic and columnist, covering the Kennedy School of Government, for Cape Cod Today.