Fascinating...Gelles has provided a balanced portrait, and her mastery of the period s issues and history is evident on every page. Her treatment of the family... [is] written with understanding and sensitivity... But it is her strength as a feminist historian that makes her treatment of Abigail the most gripping... masterful and captivating.
Washington Times
A landmark... Well-organized and expertly composed, the book is an impressive addition to the nation s written history.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman
Readers who enjoyed Doris Kearns Goodwin s No Ordinary Time, Cokie Roberts s Founding Mothers, and David McCullough s John Adams will love this eminently readable charming and sensitive, yet candid and unflinching joint biography (Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848) of America s original power couple : Abigail and John Adams.