Echo House
Ward Just
In the 1930s, Sen. Adolph Behl and his wife, Constance, buy historic mansion Echo House with the vision of transforming it into Washington's greatest salon—an auspicious base camp from which the senator can launch his "final ascent," and son Axel can prepare his first. Across decades of secrets, betrayals, victories, and humiliations, three generations of a family of Washington power brokers vie for influence over the fate of the nation, fighting to remain near the center, and behind the scenes, of American political power—from the New Deal to Watergate and beyond.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- HMH
- Year
- 1997
- ISBN-13
- 9780547525808
- Genre
- FictionCrime & Thriller
- Topics
- Political power and influenceFamily legacy across generationsAmerican history and Washington D.C. society
Awards
- National Book Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1997)
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