Marc Peyser is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Life, Vogue, Time, the Huffington Post, Condé Nast Traveler, and the Best Business Writing 2003. He has also been an editor at Newsweek, Budget Travel, All You, and Money magazines.
Timothy Dwyer was raised on Long Island's Eaton's Neck, swimming distance from Theodore Roosevelt's homestead at Sagamore Hill. He studied history and politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. His work has appeared in Time, Washingtonian, and TheAtlantic.com. He is the chief executive officer of The School Choice Group, an education advisory company.
"A truly pleasurable new book ... The dual biography manages to
give the reader what he or she wants--the juicy details of the
spat--while simultaneously weaving the much bigger story of these
dynamic women's impact in a time when having an impact as a woman
was far from easy ... Peyser and Dwyer's tale is truly hard to put
down." --The Daily Beast "[R]ipping but poignant... [T]his voume
reminds us just how punishing life in a presidential family can
be." --TIME "With aplomb, stylish prose and smart analysis, [Peyser
and Dwyer] synthesize their sources smoothly into an entertaining
and educational book. And by vividly blending the personal and the
political, Peyser and Dwyer tell the cousins' story with insight,
humor, empathy and wisdom. In so doing, they call on the best
qualities of their subjects to produce a welcome and absorbing
addition to the ever-growing canon of Rooseveltiana." --Richmond
Times-Dispatch "[C]lever, absorbing ... Peyser and Dwyer wisely
avoid paying too much attention to the old theory that Alice was
jealous of Eleanor for capturing Franklin, whom she wanted for
herself. What Alice mostly felt was wild exasperation over the way
political fate and circumstance set Franklin up as her father's
wrongful heir ... [E]ntertaining and often shrewd." --The
Washington Post "[T]his new book focuses on a relationship that
changed radically as these two women, both born in 1884, grew up
and assumed their roles as leading figures in their respective
political parties ... Both grab our sympathy as young women ... but
in adulthood their differences couldn't be starker." --The Boston
Globe
"[A] masterful chronicle of their lives and times." --The
Washington Times "Hissing Cousins unravels the Machiavellian
question that would haunt both women in their path to power: is it
better to be clever, or is it better to be good? ... [T]he one
thing Alice and Eleanor certainly got out of their enmity was an
unwavering belief in their own selves ... It turns out that even
among women, a little healthy competition is a good thing." --The
Guardian "This is a brilliant idea for a book, brilliantly
executed. With verve and insight, Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer
have written a powerful and entertaining portrait of an important
and overlooked American relationship. By charting the turbulent
connection between Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
Peyser and Dwyer take us inside a momentous family during momentous
hours. A terrific read!" --Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning
author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
"Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer have hit upon a most ingenious angle
on the endlessly revelatory Roosevelt family, yielding a vivid,
occasionally mind-boggling view of the conflicting impulses in our
national character. Their portrait of these first cousins at odds
is one of the most entertaining accounts of serious history I've
read, eliciting laughter, groans and ultimately a certain panoramic
comprehension." --Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climactic Battle of the
Civil Rights Revolution "Hissing Cousins is just delicious--sharp,
touching, funny, and wise. Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer have
brought to life a pair of the great women of the twentieth century,
in all their human flaws and glory." --Evan Thomas, author of Ike's
Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World "This
is the beautifully-rendered and absorbing story of the seventy-year
family rivalry between two of the most compelling women of the
twentieth century--one Democrat, one Republican, both fascinating."
--Jonathan Alter, author of The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days
and the Triumph of Hope
"For much of the twentieth century Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice
Longworth defined what it meant to be an influential woman in
politics, although their personalities and styles could not have
been more different. This part of the grand Roosevelt family saga
has rarely been told, and never better." --H. W. Brands, author of
Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt "A charming account of the fascinating
relationship between two indomitable women of the 20th Century:
Mrs, Democrat and Mrs. Republican." --Joyce Appleby, Professor
Emerita, UCLA "Peyser and Dwyer's detailed and witty double
biography is hard to put down, a fascinating look at an era and two
exceptionally strong, intelligent women." --Booklist, starred "[A]
compelling drama dimmed by the fog of time. The research is
thorough and the prose is stylishly authoritative." --The Christian
Science Monitor "[M]anages to encapsulate the sweeping saga of the
Roosevelt family within its covers in a clear and readable
fashion." --Chicago Tribune "[D]elightfully juicy ... The cousins'
rivalry was well known in its day ... but this is the first account
that gets into the nasty details. It's an enormously entertaining
portrait, particularly of the acid--tongued Alice, who finally --
in this book -- manages to steal back the show." --Columbia
Magazine "Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer have a can't-miss subject
on their hands, and they bring the reader along for an exhilarating
ride." --BookPage "An entertaining retelling of a forgotten story,
written for political junkies who enjoy the naughty and the nice."
--Kirkus Reviews
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