George & Barbara Bush - A Great American Love Story (gnv64)

George & Barbara Bush: A Great American Love Story
by Ellie LeBlond Sosa and Kelly Anne Chase
Down East Books | June 2018 | ISBN-10: 1608939731 | ePUB | 18.1 mb
https://www.amazon.com/George-Barbara-Bush-Great-American/dp/1608939731

"To begin with I was in love and I am in love so that's not hard," Barbara Bush told her granddaughter Ellie LeBlond Sosa on her porch in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Sosa had asked for the secret to her and President George H.W. Bush's77-year love affair that withstood World War II separation, a leap of faithinto the oil fields of West Texas, the painful loss of a child, a political climb to the highest office, and after the White House, the transition back to a "normal" life.
Through a lifetime's worth of letters, photographs, and stories, Sosa and coauthor Kelly Anne Chase paint the portrait of the enduring relationship of George and Barbara Bush. Sharing intimate interviews with the Bushes and family friends, this is a never-before-seen look into the private life of a very public couple.

About the Author

President and Mrs. Bush’s granddaughter, Ellie LeBlond Sosa, is based in Boston, Massachusetts, where she works for a healthcare nonprofit. Her passion though lies in health and wellness. She earned her certificate as a holistic health counselor in 2013 and teaches fitness in Boston as well as on retreats for women around the world. Ellie met her husband of four years at her grandparent’s home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and was married there in 2014. Her grandparent’s love story is one that she looks up to and strives to emulate in her own life.
Kelly Anne Chase is a New England-based writer and magazine editor. She earned her bachelor’s in history from American University and her master’s in publishing and writing from Emerson College. She lives with her husband on the South Shore of Massachusetts.

CONTENTS
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
AUTHORS’ NOTE
They Meet
1. Poppy
2. Courting
3. Phillips Academy
4. Bar
5. “I’m Going In.”
6. Secret’s Safe
7. Secret’s Out
8. Halfway Across the World
9. Word from Home
10. A Time for Celebration
11. Then There Were Three
12. Promises of West Texas
13. Friends, Faith, and Family
14. Off They Go!
15. Diving Head-First into the World of Politics
16. Distance, It’s Good for the Heart
17. Back in the Races
18. First Couple
19. FLFW & FFLFW
20. Anchor to Windward
SOURCES
ABOUT THE AUTHORS