In the interests of full disclosure, everything I know about this case comes from my 1988 reading of this thin novel (acknowledged to be based on the early life of Rielle Hunter, or Lisa Druck as she was then known). I don’t really care that much about Ms. Hunter or the political prospects of former senator Edwards or the health of his marriage (a private matter, so far as I am concerned), but I am troubled by the public deceptions of a public figures and the alleged misuse of campaign funds.