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Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Jo Piazza (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 338 ratings
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From bestselling author Jo Piazza comes one of People’s “Best Summer Books,”a “comically accurate” (New York Post) novel about what happens when a woman wants it all—political power, marriage, and happiness.

Charlotte Walsh is running for Senate in the most important race in the country during a midterm election that will decide the balance of power in Congress. Reeling from a presidential election that shocked and divided the country and inspired to make a difference, she’s left her high-powered job in Silicon Valley and returned, with her husband and three young daughters, to her downtrodden Pennsylvania hometown to run for office in the Rust Belt state.

Once the campaign gets underway, Charlotte is blindsided by just how dirty her opponent is willing to fight, how harshly she is judged by the press and her peers, and how exhausting it becomes to navigate a marriage with an increasingly ambivalent and often resentful husband. When the opposition uncovers a secret that could threaten not just her campaign but everything Charlotte holds dear, she must decide just how badly she wants to win and at what cost.

“The essential political novel for the 2018 midterms” (Salon), Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win is an insightful portrait of what it takes for a woman to run for national office in America today. In a dramatic political moment like no other with more women running for office than ever before, this searing, suspenseful story of political ambition, marriage, class, sexual politics, and infidelity is timely, engrossing, and perfect for readers on both sides of the aisle.
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PRAISE FOR CHARLOTTE WALSH LIKES TO WIN

“A smart and funny novel about the cost of being a woman in the public eye. Told with Jo Piazza's characteristic wit, humor and insight, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win is a winner.”

—Laura Dave, author of Hello Sunshine

“Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win is daring, confident, and ambitious, just like Charlotte Walsh herself. Jo Piazza has written a main character so honest, she leaps off the page. Charlotte Walsh is a woman I won't soon forget.”

—Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win is real, raw and complicated. Piazza's writing is filled with wit, charm and humor, which is why I loved (and in some instances lived during my time in the White House) this novel. I laughed, winced, sighed and cried. Jo has done it again.”

—Alyssa Mastromonaco, author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?

“This enthralling page-turner is a rallying cry to the #TimesUp generation, bringing a journalist’s eye to the politics of female ambition and what it truly takes for a woman to run for office. It’s smart, fierce, and so much fun to read.

—Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met Cassidy

“Charlotte had me from her first feisty line. This novel is the perfect blend of propulsive plot and sharp detail. And it’s particularly timely. Piazza crafts a portrait of what it means to be an ambitious woman today. Charlotte Walsh likes to win and she won me over completely.”

—Alisyn Camerota, author of Amanda Wakes Up

About the Author

Jo Piazza is a bestselling author, podcast creator, and award-winning journalist. She is the national and international bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels and nonfiction books including We Are Not Like Them, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, The Knockoff, and How to Be Married. Her work has been published in ten languages in twelve countries and four of her books have been optioned for film and television. A former editor, columnist, and travel writer with Yahoo, Current TV, and the Daily News (New York), her work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, New York magazine, Glamour, Elle, Time, Marie Claire, The Daily Beast, and Slate. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in economics and communication, a master’s in journalism from Columbia University, and a master’s in religious studies from New York University.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075RPKLF6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; Unabridged edition (July 24, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 24, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3757 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1501179438
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 338 ratings

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Jo Piazza is a bestselling author, podcast creator and award-winning journalist.

Jo is the national and international bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance, We Are Not Like Them, You Were Always Mine, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, The Knockoff and How to Be Married. Her work has been published in ten languages in twelve countries and four of her books have been optioned for film and television. Jo's podcasts have garnered more than twenty-five million downloads and regularly top podcast charts. An editor, columnist and travel writer, her work has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, New York magazine, Marie Claire, Glamour and many other publications. She lives in Philly with her husband, Nick Aster and three feral children.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
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Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, highly recommend.
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
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I was looking for a new book and this was perfect given the times. It was a great escape for me and I immediately enjoyed getting to know the main character, Charlotte Walsh. I love how the author, Jo Piazza portrays her in an honest light. It's about being a woman in the public eye and has a nice dose of humor and insight into. It's a nice portrayal of what it means to be an ambitious woman today. It was a fast read for me which I need - lol, who has any time! I've left it out and my husband has even taken to it. A great read, highly recommend.
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P Nelson
4.0 out of 5 stars I wish I liked the lead character more
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019
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Good read. Lots of interesting backstory but the way it rolls out, the lead character is not very sympathetic for much of the book. She definitely grows on you over time but I just wish I could have heard more of the backstory sooner.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great story but...
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2021
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Loved the overall story and writing, but quite frankly, your assessment of how we in Northeast PA speak is exaggerated and insulting.
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carilynp
5.0 out of 5 stars Go, Charlotte, go!
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018
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Oh, so clever. Jo Piazza’s novel CHARLOTTE WALSH LIKES TO WIN. Charlotte is a dynamic, successful, seems to have it all and wants it all woman ready to beat the incumbent Senator in her home state, leaving her Silicon Valley job behind. Is she ready to stomach what it will take on the campaign trail when a secret she is hiding might jeopardize everything? Are the risks worth the reward? She has a lot at stake including a rocky relationship with her husband, three beautiful children, that big career. But she wants this bad. Why does a woman have to juggle so much when men seem to have it much easier if they want to win? This is what she keeps asking herself.

Along the way, Charlotte finds that she is not alone. Sprinkled with much humor from surprising characters and tell it like it is if you were really running for office, it is empowered women and so timely in showing the dark side of caricatures of male politicians that are not so far from the truth misogynists.
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Susan J. Rockefeller
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read till the enf
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018
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I loved this book. However, I was disappointed with the ending. It helped to read the author’s rationale, but still wanted more of the story. Any plans for a sequel?
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J. McGuire
3.0 out of 5 stars Modern and Relevant but Incomplete
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2018
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I enjoyed the modern day political setting of this book. It’s relevant and timely with a strong female lead. Unfortunately, I felt like the characters needed a little more depth and development, as did the ending. It left me wanting more out of the story.
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Mads
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book of summer 2018
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018
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This book was such a great read, especially in this political climate today. The ending had me in tears because it was so accurate at the portrayal of how woman are treated in the media and how we treat each other was so raw and real. I just finished the book today, and bought another copy to send to my best friend who I know will love it a few states away. Jo Piazza is a writer for this millennium for sure.

Also a heads up, this is not for an overly sensitive male. Her portrayal of rich white male privledge is also spot on which I loved.
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Katie
2.0 out of 5 stars It is not a light read
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2020
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Unfortunately I had found out about this book as a fun light read, so those were my expectations. It really wasn't, it was depressing and the ending was lame. The focus was just too much on people and their failures, there wasn't any kind of satisfying growth of any of the characters. Still, I gave it two stars because the writing was witty and the plot did move at a good pace. The author is a very good technical author, but needs to be a braver in her writing.
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P S. reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and unsettling to realize just how it is now
Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2018
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The good news is that we are closer to the point where this fact of ambitous women and how they are treated differently from men will soon be a quaint historical sign from a darker past. At least, that is my hope.
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