“But I’ll tell you this much: behind every good man is an even better woman. ... That’s how you win this thing. You get the women on board ...”

“I wanted to be something, do something, leave a legacy. And if we lost, we would lose knowing we had fought our hardest and not been outsmarted by a man who took me for granted.”

“Don’t underestimate what determined women can do.”

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Sara Confino has done it again!

I am so honored and grateful to be giving this early review on Sara Confino’s upcoming novel, BEHIND EVERY GOOD MAN.

After flying through an ARC of Don’t Forget to Write last May and absolutely adoring it, I needed more of Sara’s strong, firecracker female characters, and so I was beyond appreciative to read through an early manuscript of Behind Every Good Man last summer!

Like all of her novels, Behind Every Good Man was riveting and held my attention and heartstrings from the very first word to the end of the acknowledgements. In the same vein as Marilyn and Ada, Beverly and Millie are both larger than life. Their wit, intelligence, gall and sheer determination are positively endearing, and in her magical and masterful way, Sara wove feminism and historical events together to create a women’s fiction/historical fiction story that leapt off the page and made me wish I’d been alive during the 1960s to witness the incredible work and results that were made possible by these indomitable women. Bev and Millie are true queens and bosses, and lord help anybody who gets in their way!

The character growth in Behind Every Good Man was simply lovely. Bev not only grows as a mother and woman, but also as a daughter, and subsequently, so does Millie. Their journey made me both laugh and cry, and their dynamics with Robbie and Debbie provided a lot of comedic and heartwarming relief.

And let’s not forget about aspiring senator, Michael Landau, and his campaign manager, Stuart. These two took a backseat to the women in this book, but they also cracked me up and warmed my heart. Bev managed to win them both over, and with the help of her own parents, made Michael’s campaign one to remember.

Don't sleep on this book! Get those preorders and library holds in now and get excited for Aug. 6 because this is the perfect read to get you pumped up and out to the polls in November! This country needs all of the strong, determined, and politically engaged women it can get, so draw some inspiration from Bev and Millie and rock that vote! Check out Sara's bio for links and details on how you can get signed and personalized copies too!

Thank you so very much to Sara for the opportunity to read and review this one early, and for a mention in her Acknowledgments. Sara, I love you so and can't wait to read more from you!! You're truly one of the very best!

Behind Every Good Man by S.G. Confino, published by Lake Union Publishing, is an heartfelt novel, excellent written and gives all the feels.
I enjoyed reading this gem, 5 stars.
Blurb:
It’s a doozy of a bad day for Beverly Diamond when she catches her husband, Larry, in a compromising position with his secretary. What’s a DC suburban wife to do with a soon-to-be ex, two young kids, and no degree or financial support in 1962? Beat the louse at his own game, that’s what.
Larry runs the Maryland senatorial campaign for the incumbent candidate projected to win against his younger underdog opponent, Michael Landau. But Beverly has the pluck, political savvy, and sheer drive to push Landau’s campaign in a successful new direction, even if he already has a campaign manager who is less than pleased she has inserted herself into the race.
Now it’s rival against rival. She and Michael do make a great team…maybe in more ways than one. But with the election heating up, she needs to focus on one thing at a time. If Bev can convince Michael to go modern, pay attention to women’s issues, and learn how to dress himself properly, maybe she can show Larry exactly how much he has underestimated her their entire marriage—and make her own dreams come true in the process.

Loved this book. Great character development, want a sequel to see what happens to Bev and Michael. Plot was engaging and well developed, finished the book in two days.

Sara does it again. So grateful to get access to an ARC of her 4th book. She’s great at creating characters you love and want to root for. Read this in one sitting and was sad when it ended. Loved the seeing references to other characters from her previous books in this one too. Will definitely read this again when it comes out later this year.

This book was everything I needed!! I read it in one day, as I have done with all of Confino’s novels. I loved the crossover of characters from a previous novel (Don’t Forget to Write). The characters were developed so well and I felt like I was on every page with them. The plot of the novel was incredible. The focus on women and minorities voting was done really well. If you need a quick, fun, cute read with an important message, I cannot recommend this book enough. Easily a 5/5 star novel!

Another great read from Sara Confino, the characters were well developed and it was hard to put down.