I liked this a lot, just not quite everything to make it a 5*.   Just like "Don't Forget to Write" by this same author, I felt this had some similarities to the Amazon series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" ... same timeframe (60s), a Jewish feature. As this book starts up, the MC Beverly is much like Midge (Mrs. Maisel). The perfect wife, getting dinner on the table, with a little boy and little girl, totally supporting her husband. Then ... on her own.

This book was very political, in that politics was actually a central theme. Bev's husband is working on a campaign, Beverly's father was in politics, and Beverly goes to work for the opposing campaign. In all honesty ... I despise politics. I realize it's necessary, but all the spending, campaigns, promises ... it just leaves a bad taste. Even just reading about it in a fictional setting. 

I enjoyed the history here ... Kennedy and Nixon, the Cuban missile crisis, the treatment/role of women.  I really appreciated the Author's Note at the end (included in the audio, thank you!) which outlined which characters were inspired by real life people and events. There was also a Book Club Guide with 20 questions that did make me stop and think and ponder, and wish this had been a book club read, so that I could have a nice discussion with others who had read the book. 

1st person/past tense. Narration was very good - loved the darling voicing of the two year old little girl. Included in KindleUnlimited, text and audio. I went primarily with the audio, just skimming over the Kindle copy as I came to write up the review.  The discussion questions were only in the Kindle copy. 

No proFanity. Some sex, nothing explicit (mainly Bev catching her husband with another woman).