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All Along, This Was What Was Supposed To Happen

Editor's Note: In anticipation of the inauguration, Slate asked Curtis Sittenfeld, whose 2008 novel American Wife chronicled the personal side of politics, to write an original inauguration novella. It will run in five parts, concluding Tuesday.

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Curtis Sittenfeld's most recent novel, American Wife, was chosen as one of the 10 best books of 2008 by Time, People, and Entertainment Weekly.
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