{"product_id":"duchess-of-palms-a-memoir-paperback-softback-9781477327760","title":"Duchess of Palms; A Memoir (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477327760","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDuchess of Palms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Memoir\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNadine Eckhardt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477327760, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages, 40 photos in a section\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.8 cm, 0.172 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe 'answer record' to \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Place\u003c\/i\u003e – by Brammer's ex-wife.\u003c\/div\u003e (Texas Monthly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA “fifties girl” tells the fascinating story of her marriages to novelist Billy Lee Brammer and Congressman Bob Eckhardt, and how these relationships propelled her into the multifaceted life she led on her own terms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Child of the Great Depression, teenage \"Duchess of Palms\" beauty queen, wife of an acclaimed novelist and later of a brilliant U.S. congressman, and ultimately a successful single working woman and mother, Nadine Eckhardt has lived a fascinating life. In this unique, funny, and honest memoir, she recounts her journey from being a \"fifties girl\" who lived through the men in her life to becoming a woman in her own right, working toward her own goals. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Eckhardt's first marriage to writer Billy Lee Brammer gave her entrÉe to liberal political and literary circles in Austin and Washington, where she and Brammer both worked for Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. She describes the heady excitement of LBJ's world-a milieu that Brammer vividly captured in his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Place.\u003c\/i\u003e She next recalls her second marriage to Bob Eckhardt, whom she helped get elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as her growing involvement with the counterculture of social protest, sexual revolution, and drug use. Eckhardt honestly recounts how the changing times changed her perception of herself, recalling that \"I didn't know how to achieve for myself, only for others, and I felt ripped off and empty.\" This painful realization opened the door to a new life for Eckhardt. Her memoir concludes with a joyful description of her multifaceted later life as a restaurateur, assistant to Molly Ivins, writer, and center of a wide circle of friends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Nadine, Little Nadine: 1930s and 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Role Model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New Life, and New Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Nadine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowing up, in Body and Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Lee Brammer, 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung Marrieds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTesting the Waters, Pushing the Boundaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1951-1961: A Wild Ride in Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeeting \"\u003cbr\u003eThe Senator\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWandering Eyes and Hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe LBJ Charisma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1956 Election\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Marriage on the Verge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep in the Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Best of Times, the Worst of Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSadness Permeated the Marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Novel Finds Success, but a Marriage Crumbles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill's Swinging Sixties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1961-1966: A New Love and Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Power of Fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTragedy and the Aftermath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Run for Congress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1967-1969: Life as a Congressional Wife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCongress, Itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunkets: The Perk That Almost Makes It Worth It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Congressional Social Whirl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Front-Row Seat to a Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Culture in Turmoil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA More Personal Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Seventies: Changes, Both Public and Private\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore Changes and a Growing Distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple Roles, Many Faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReefer Madness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Makes an Appearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Home to Texas, Once Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Death of a Marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Experimental Walk Down Memory Lane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEndings Bring Beginnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nineties and the Circle Closes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590988853528,"sku":"9781477327760","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/duchess-of-palms-a-memoir-paperback-softback-9781477327760","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}