The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman (Hardcover)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York, 2026
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Hardcover. "Fierce, fabulous, and very funny." - Oprah Daily, Best Books of Fall 2026 list"A raucous and moving tale of triumph told with biting wit." - #1 on People's Must-Read Books of Fall 2026"A smart and saucy delight. The church ladies still have secrets in The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman. Gird up thy loins." - Ron CharlesA Most Anticipated Book by Goodreads, Audible, PEN America, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, The Root, BookPage, Lit Hub, Ms. Magazine, Debutiful, Country Living, She Reads, Book RiotThe wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed "rags-to-Rolex" life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight--in this "funny and juicy and sexy and delicious peek behind the pulpit" (Samantha Irby) from the acclaimed and beloved author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.From the moment Scharisse Freeman ditched her humble roots and married a megachurch pastor fifteen years her senior, she's been labeled too brash and too "of the world" by church folks who grudgingly accepted her into their fold, and too holy by her estranged childhood bestie Petra. Schar doesn't have many allies, but that hasn't stopped her from building an enviable business empire spanning books to clothing to branded products, and living the comfortable life her husband's power affords her.On the eve of her 40th birthday, Schar gets the final bit of validation she's always dreamt of: a coveted invitation to participate in the First Lady USA pageant. This is her chance to be accepted by the other pastors' wives--First Ladies--who are "like Jesus' disciples if they had been a group of mean girls." Finally, blissfully, the ice between Schar and the other First Ladies begins to thaw.But as the pageant nears, a sensational scandal breaks with Schar at its center, and her carefully curated life implodes. Schar faces down shame and terrible secrets from her childhood and is reminded that in the eyes of the church, optics can matter more than the truth.Unflinchingly funny, frank, and splendidly unruly, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman exults in the luscious, messy pleasure of finally feeling free."Smart and juicy and compulsively readable." - Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date and The Proposal"Philyaw has created a heroine you can't help but root for, and a book you can't help but love." - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Título
- The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman (Hardcover)
- Autor
- Deesha Philyaw
- Editorial
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 0063383071
- ISBN 13
- 9780063383074
Philyaw has created a heroine you can't help but root for, and a book you can't help but love. - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles
Smart and juicy and compulsively readable. - Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date and The Proposal
The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed ';rags-to-Rolex' life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlightin this funny and juicy and sexy and delicious peek behind the pulpit (Samantha Irby) from the acclaimed and beloved author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
From the moment Scharisse Freeman ditched her humble roots and married a megachurch pastor fifteen years her senior, she's been labeled too brash and too ';of the world' by church folks who grudgingly accepted her into their fold, and too holy by her estranged childhood bestie Petra. Schar doesn't have many allies, but that hasn't stopped her from building an enviable business empire spanning books to clothing to branded products, and living the comfortable life her husband's power affords her.
On the eve of her 40th birthday, Schar gets the final bit of validation she's always dreamt of: a coveted invitation to participate in the First Lady USA pageant. This is her chance to be accepted by the other pastors' wivesFirst Ladieswho are ';like Jesus' disciples if they had been a group of mean girls.' Finally, blissfully, the ice between Schar and the other First Ladies begins to thaw.
But as the pageant nears, a sensational scandal breaks with Schar at its center, and her carefully curated life implodes. Schar faces down shame and terrible secrets from her childhood and is reminded that in the eyes of the church, optics can matter more than the truth.
Unflinchingly funny, frank, and splendidly unruly, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman exults in the luscious, messy pleasure of finally feeling free.
Deesha Philyaw has already established herself as one of the greatest short story writers, but in The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman she cements herself as the most soulfully entertaining writer of her era. - Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy and Long Division
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Deesha Philyaw's debut short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the Story Prize, the LA Times Book Prize: The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. Deesha is a Kimbilio Fiction Fellow, a Baldwin for the Arts Fellow, a United States Artists Fellow, and co-host of two podcasts, Ursa Short Fiction (with Dawnie Walton) and Reckon True Stories (with Kiese Laymon). She is currently at work developing TV shows based on her short fiction.
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