First Family: Abigail and John Adams - Softcover

"Written with the grace and style one expects from Ellis. . . . John Adams could not have a better biographer." --The Los Angeles Times

"Authoritative. . . . Ellis employs his narrative gifts to draw a remarkably intimate portrait of John and Abigail's marriage as it played out against the momentous events that marked the birth of a nation." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"A brilliant book. . . . Provocatively interpretive, carefully researched, and gracefully written." --Providence Journal

"A stirring portrait of a marriage. First Family reminds us that in certain presidencies (FDR and Clinton spring to mind), there is no closer adviser than a brilliant spouse, improving the thoughts of her husband, often before he has even conceived them." --The Boston Globe

"Engaging. . . . Ellis does a marvelous job of capturing Abigail and John at their boldest and most vulnerable. . . . He possesses a rare understanding of human nature. In First Family, he has given us the story of a marriage worth emulating and, not least, a subtle reflection on 'the perils of parenting.'" --Chicago Tribune

"Richly detailed. . . . Erudite as well as eloquent, First Family proves that bedfellows can make superior politics." --Richmond Times-Dispatch