Barbara reveals the personal struggles the former President wrestled with during and after 9-11, how some political decisions left his heart in turmoil. His girls do a brilliant job of shedding light on the true man, the adoring husband, and the involved father who texts his daughters every day just to check in. Whatever your opinions, once you hear their personal accounts of home life, sisterhood, and the immense love that exists between all, it's hard not to like everyone involved. The entire Bush clan becomes real and appear to be every bit as normal as my own family. The love and respect they have for one another is the best thing about this audio book. The best thing was getting to know the President through his intelligent, articulate daughters. Jenna and Barbara take turns telling stories about growing up in the Bush household, the Texas governor's mansion, and their years as First Daughters.

As the title indicates, their focus is each other and that's also the focus of their memoir. These personal stories are funny and touching, and while Jenna and Barbara both relate details of both their grandfather's and father's political careers, there's nothing political about Sisters First. In addition, Barbara's story about her high school friend Kyle's suicide was so moving. Jenna's love of books and reading have always drawn me to her on the Today Show and I look forward to her Read with Jenna announcement every month. Their childhood memories, teenage troubles, college mishaps, and adult dilemmas are the stories many can relate to. The memoir Sisters First by Jenna and her twin sister Barbara shows them to be real and relatable. Sisters First combines both of these elements.Įver since Jenna Bush Hager joined the Today Show as a host, I have really liked her. I also like books about life in the White House. I really enjoy stories that share the real lives of famous people, showing them to be just like you and me. Great to hear their stories in their own voice. I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. This is not a political book but a family story. They discussed the effects on the family watching their maternal grandfather decline due to his Alzheimer’s disease. Barbara “the Enforcer” Bush has several great one-liners. The reader gets a glimpse into the life of the Bushes as well as that of the senior Bush family. The book is full of heartwarming anecdotes as well as humorous ones. They tell about life in the Governor’s Mansion and in the White House.

They discuss their early life in Midland Texas and attending high school in Austin, Texas when their father was Governor. Jenna Bush Hager is a correspondent for NBC’s Today Show and Barbara Pierce Bush is CEO and founder of Global Health Corps.

This memoir by the fraternal Bush twins has the forward by their mother, Laura Bush.

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