Ghosted
An American Story
Zondervan · Print & ebook · April 16, 2024
2025 ECPA Award Winner - Biography & Memoir A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--from the foothills of Appalachia all the way to the White House.
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- Who it’s for
- A candid memoir traces Appalachian roots, political influence, and the cost of finding your own voice.
- Themes
- Political influence and alienation, Finding one's voice, Change, loss, and love
- Genres
- Personal Memoirs, Political Lives, Christian Memoirs
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2025 ECPA Award Winner - Biography & Memoir A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--from the foothills of Appalachia all the way to the White House. New York Times bestselling ghostwriter Nancy French is coming out of the shadows to tell her own incredible story. Nancy's family hails from the foothills of the Appalachians, where life was dominated by coal mining, violence, abuse, and poverty.
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Longing for an adventure, she married a stranger, moved to New York, and dropped out of college. In spite of her lack of education, she found success as a ghostwriter for conservative political leaders. However, when she was unwilling to endorse an unsuitable president, her allies turned on her and she found herself spiritually adrift, politically confused, and occupationally unemployable. Republicans mocked her, white nationalists targeted her, and her church community alienated her. But in spite of death threats, sexual humiliation, and political ostracization, she learned the importance of finding her own voice--and that the people she thought were her enemies could be her closest friends. A poignant and engrossing memoir filled with humor and personal insights, Ghosted is a deeply American story of change, loss, and ultimately love.
A Voice Reclaimed
A candid memoir traces Appalachian roots, political influence, and the cost of finding your own voice.
Come here for
- A view from poverty to conservative political inner circles
- Humor and reflection on alienation, change, and connection
Expect
- An intimate account of political rupture and spiritual uncertainty
- Personal insights threaded with humor and a story of love
Where it sits
| Personal Memoirs | 53% |
|---|---|
| Christian Memoirs | 51% |
| Political Lives | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Personal Memoirs
- Political Parties
- Conservatism & Liberalism
- Christian Memoirs
- Authors
- Nancy French
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Published
- April 16, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Political influence and alienation · Finding one's voice · Change, loss, and love
- Reading lane
- Personal Memoirs