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020			_a9781101875612 [hardbound]
040			_cUniversity of Cebu-Banilad
100			_aClose, Jennifer _eauthor.
245			_aThe hopefuls / _cJennifer close.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _cc2016.
300			_a303 pages ;
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
520			_aA brilliantly funny novel about ambition and marriage from the best-selling author of Girls in White Dresses, The Hopefuls tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to Washington, D.C., a city of idealism, gossip, and complicated friendships among the young aspiring elite. When Beth arrives in D.C., she hates everything about it: the confusing traffic circles, the ubiquitous Ann Taylor suits, the humidity that descends each summer. At dinner parties, guests compare their security clearance levels. They leave their BlackBerrys on the table. They speak in acronyms. And once they realize Beth doesn't work in politics, they smile blandly and turn away. Soon Beth and her husband, Matt, meet a charismatic White House staffer named Jimmy, and his wife, Ashleigh, and the four become inseparable, coordinating brunches, birthdays, and long weekends away. But as Jimmy’s star rises higher and higher, the couples’ friendship—and Beth’s relationship with Matt—is threatened by jealousy, competition, and rumors. A glorious send-up of young D.C. and a blazingly honest portrait of a marriage, this is the finest work yet by one of our most beloved writers.
541			_ySenior High School _zFiction
546			_aEnglish
650			_aMarried people _vFiction. _zWashington (D.C.)
650			_aPolitical culture _vFiction. _zWashington (D.C.)
650			_aPolitical fiction.
650			_aDomestic fiction.
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998			_cadryann[new] _d10/30/2025
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