Kaira Rouda, the wife of former OC Congressman Harley Rouda, has penned a killer novel about a wife who murders her cheating Congressman husband who’s been having an affair with a younger staffer.
But anyone who’s met the Rouda’s know they have a happy 32-year long marriage so the work is complete fiction and fun.
Here’s the story from this Sunday’s NY Post and by all means, pick up a copy of “The Widow” on your next trip to a bookstore after December 1, 2022.
From the story:
Kaira Rouda, 59, said she was inspired to write the book — which is being released by publisher Thomas & Mercer in December — after spending time with her husband in Washington when he was elected to Congress in 2018.
“It opens up at the Library of Congress during an event there. It’s such a fascinating place, DC. It has glitz and a dark side. It was calling to me to be a setting for book,” said the writer of nine previous books.
The story tells the tale of Jody Asher, whose spot atop the pinnacle of DC power is threatened when a reporter threatens to expose her 15-term congressman husband’s affair.
A suspicious heart attack follows, as Jody seeks to cling onto her husband’s seat. The book title is an allusion to the “Widow’s Mandate” — a common US political practice in which wives often take up the jobs of their deceased husbands who held public office.
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Both Roudas insisted the subject was not based in their personal circumstances.
“Kaira is vibrant, outgoing and the last person you would ever think to figure out ways to kill people,” Harley Rouda 60 told The Post, adding that he “loved” the book.
He added, “I haven’t bought any life insurance.”