MixedThe Washington PostThough the shadow of those addictions hovers over this book, what we read here is mostly a much lighter tale of a happy family thrust unexpectedly into the glare of the presidency. Only once do we get a sense of how scary Ford’s episodes could be ... On the whole, we don’t see a person losing it in these pages. Here we meet a brave, beautiful and bright woman ... McCubbin irritatingly tells us what Mrs. Ford was wearing on many occasions ... As first lady, she learned that her voice mattered ... She changed the conversation around alcohol, affecting countless lives.
