Purple State

A Novel

De: Dana Perino

Narrado por: LIsa Larsen

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The #1 bestselling author, popular Fox News host, and former White House press secretary, Dana Perino, reaches new heights with her first novel—a smart, politically and romantically charged story where red meets blue, and love is never black and white.

Dorothy “Dot” Clark, a buttoned-up PR professional from New York City feels stuck in her career and her love life. At twenty-five, she expected more from her choices. Seizing a chance to follow her passion, she’s sent to Cedar Falls, Wisconsin, a swing district in a swing state that could decide the next presidential election. Joined by her two best friends, Mary and Harper—both excited to escape the city for reasons of their own—Dot quickly discovers that small-town Midwestern life is far outside her urban comfort zone.

Nestled along the banks of the picturesque Cedar Creek, the charming town of Cedar Falls is everything Dot, Mary, and Harper have been missing. The close-knit community takes pride in its cozy cafes, locally brewed beer, family farms, and, of course, the beloved Reader Falls Bookshop. There, Dot meets the mysterious Danny Dawson, a big-hearted, truck-driving guy who follows hockey, not headlines—a man so unlike anyone she’s ever dated that she finds herself falling fast. And Mary and Harper, both tired of dating finance bros and influencer wannabes, soon also discover that guys outside New York might just be hotter, smarter, and more grounded than they’d imagined.

But with the campaign heating up, how can Dot find time for Danny when she has a job to do, and what’s the point when she’s going back to New York City after the election? Can love really cross party lines? Who says that two people from opposite sides of the aisle can’t eventually walk down one together?

Dana Perino makes her fiction debut with this witty and delightful romantic comedy—a small-town romance and touching story of self-discovery that asks if choosing love is the best decision after all.

A fun read

It was nice to read a novel that had politics in it, but in a very positive way for both sides

Great story, horrible narration!

I am a fan of Dana Perino and wanted to read her book after hearing great things about it. I've been listening to books since they were on cassettes, so, . . for a long time.
This narrator was awful.

I make it through but think I'll have to read it to get the full flow of the book.
All the characters sounded alike; males, females, young, old, wisconsinites, New Yorkers, South Carolinians, British!! Every once in a while a word or two came through with a New York/Brooklyn/Staten Island twang. I'd have to rewind to see who it was. I re-listened so frequently that I'd have to start a chapter over quite often to get the gist of it. Once in a while the bookstore owner talked with a terrible British accent. There were no Wisconsin accents, ever.

I don't like to have to work to listen to a book and I had to with Purple State. Too bad!

Terrible narrator

sweet story
I almost quit because of the terrible narration. I'm so sorry Dana's hard work was represented by this poor reader.

Dot

Loved the easy flow of the book but the narrative was a bit monotone and needed more spunk and personality!

Dana writes about the dems?!

The story of the book was surprising. If I didn’t know Dana, I’d swear the author was a liberal Dem. Ms Perino made me think being a dem was maybe a good idea and I really didn’t think that was her intent so I struggled early in the story. That said the author resisted taking the easy way out in laying out a fictional romance story where the female characters are Democrats. The characters and layout of the story were entertaining. I wasn’t crazy about the endings of each couples story but it was still entertaining. Some of the introductory writing was a little choppy and I found some errors that the editor should have caught for the author. I like to read romance but I don’t care for sex scenes. I was grateful the author wrote a closed door romance. All in all a nice, acceptable , and entertaining story. This is a story for both liberals and conservatives to enjoy. After all, falling in love has nothing to do with politics.