{"product_id":"duchess-of-palms-9781477327760","title":"Duchess of Palms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fifties girl tells the fascinating story of her marriages to novelist Billy Lee Brammer and Congressman Bob Eckhardt, and how these relationships propelled her into the multifaceted life she has led on her own terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ‘answer record’ to \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Place\u003c\/i\u003e – by Brammer’s ex-wife. * Texas Monthly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Nadine, Little Nadine: 1930s and 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Role Model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New Life, and New Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Nadine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowing up, in Body and Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Lee Brammer, 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung Marrieds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTesting the Waters, Pushing the Boundaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1951-1961: A Wild Ride in Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeeting \"The Senator\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWandering Eyes and Hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe LBJ Charisma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1956 Election\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Marriage on the Verge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep in the Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Best of Times, the Worst of Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSadness Permeated the Marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Novel Finds Success, but a Marriage Crumbles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill's Swinging Sixties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1961-1966: A New Love and Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Power of Fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTragedy and the Aftermath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Run for Congress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1967-1969: Life as a Congressional Wife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCongress, Itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunkets: The Perk That Almost Makes It Worth It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Congressional Social Whirl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Front-Row Seat to a Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Culture in Turmoil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA More Personal Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Seventies: Changes, Both Public and Private\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore Changes and a Growing Distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple Roles, Many Faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReefer Madness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Makes an Appearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Home to Texas, Once Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Death of a Marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Experimental Walk Down Memory Lane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEndings Bring Beginnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nineties and the Circle Closes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408964198743,"sku":"9781477327760","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477327760.jpg?v=1730504885","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/duchess-of-palms-9781477327760","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}