Tin House invited a select number of early readers to receive the first copies of The Senator’s Children, Nicholas Montemarano’s engrossing family drama. Set in 1992, when scandal was still enough to sink a political campaign, it’s the story of a charismatic Pennsylvania senator who wins his seat with a sympathy vote after the loss of his son, then loses his presidential bid after an affair. In true political fashion, we polled our early readers for their thoughts.

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