Honestly, She Doesn't Live Here Anymore

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In the charged political landscape of Reagan-era Washington, a young woman finds herself grappling with her father's high-profile scandal and her own impending divorce, forcing her to confront her privileged childhood and navigate the notoriety of a personal friendship with the first family. I think about my glamorous wedding again. I imagine myself choking on a cheese ball, in my lace wedding gown, guests rushing over arguing about who does the best Heimlich maneuver, my face bright red from lack of oxygen. Then, as if that weren't bad enough, I pass out on the dance floor of the tented tennis court where our lavish reception was held. My father, in his tux, at the mic, in front of the Les Brown Orchestra, telling everyone the marriage won't last and he might go to prison. The shattered fairy tale is on a loop inside my head. How did my life reverse itself so drastically? For Pamela Wick, President and Mrs. Reagan were simply Ronnie and...