02194cam a2200433 i 4500 551460248 TxAuBib 20161018120000.0 160622s2016||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2016028926 9781683241270 hardcover : alk. paper 1683241274 hardcover : alk. paper (OCoLC)952200281 DLC rda eng DLC DON OCLCF OCLCO KRX TxAuBib rda Close, Jennifer. The hopefuls [large print] / Jennifer Close. Center Point Large Print edition hardcover. Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2016. 488 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. When Beth arrives in DC, she hates everything about it: the confusing traffic circles, the upiquitous 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. (from back cover.) 20161018. 2000-2099. Married people Fiction. Married people. Political culture Fiction. Political culture. Large type books. Manners and customs. Fiction. Humorous fiction. Washington (D.C) Social life and customs 21st century Fiction. Washington (D.C.) Political fiction. Domestic fiction.