Rachel to the Rescue

Elinor Lipman

‘Absolutely delicious’ New York Times

‘The Trump book that could only be published abroad’ Stacy Schiff

Fired for a rash email complaining about Donald Trump, White House aide Rachel Klein is hit by a car as she leaves the premises. Mysteriously, she is offered $10,000 to keep shtum.

Recovering from her injuries, she is attempting to build a new life, complete with a budding romance with the guy at the local wine store, when she receives an anonymous tip that the driver was the President’s optometrist and secret lover.

Now the offer of hush money makes sense and, as the secret starts to leak out, Rachel’s new-found happiness has to make room for more than a little chaos. Will she bring down the President? Or will be manage to do that all by himself?

Rachel to the Rescue is a mischievous political satire, with a delightful cast of characters, from one of America’s funniest novelists.

‘Oh my God, I love her books. They’re so funny’ Marian Keyes

‘A deft and funny book. I really enjoyed the feisty heroine, her super warm boyfriend, the throwaway cookery, the satire and, as usual with Elinor Lipman’s characters, I can see it all so clearly on screen. Brava, sister!’ Maureen Lipman

‘The Trump book that could only be published abroad’ Stacy Schiff

‘Hilarious’ Boston Globe

‘A sweet, daffy comedy’ Slate

‘Hilarious. A great novel for a long and lazy summer afternoon. It feels so good to laugh’ Minneapolis Star Tribune

‘With the light, frothy touch that her fans have come to expect, Lipman dreamily integrates the tastelessly tawdry world of the Trump administration with the upbeat buoyancy of modern love in this timely political satire’ Booklist

Paperback: 304pp

Published: Lightning (November 2020)

ISBN: 9781785632556