Behind Every Good Man

A Novel

By: Sara Goodman Confino

Narrated by: Helen Laser

A wronged wife goes toe to toe with her cheating husband at the polls in this hilarious and heart-lifting novel by the bestselling author of Don’t Forget to Write.

It’s a doozy of a bad day for Beverly Diamond when she catches her husband, Larry, in a compromising position with his secretary. What’s a DC suburban wife to do with a soon-to-be ex, two young kids, and no degree or financial support in 1962? Beat the louse at his own game, that’s what.

Larry runs the Maryland senatorial campaign for the incumbent candidate projected to win against his younger underdog opponent, Michael Landau. But Beverly has the pluck, political savvy, and sheer drive to push Landau’s campaign in a successful new direction, even if he already has a campaign manager who is less than pleased she has inserted herself into the race.

Now it’s rival against rival. She and Michael do make a great team…maybe in more ways than one. But with the election heating up, she needs to focus on one thing at a time. If Bev can convince Michael to go modern, pay attention to women’s issues, and learn how to dress himself properly, maybe she can show Larry exactly how much he has underestimated her their entire marriage—and make her own dreams come true in the process.

©2024 Sara Goodman Confino (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“[A] delightful cast of well-rounded secondary characters and sprinkled with a dash of romance, the novel shows the power of blazing one’s own trail, even against frightening odds. Readers who love strong female leads won’t want to miss this one. Highly recommended.” —Historical Novels Review, Editors’ Choice

“Politics and passion make for a heady combination in Sara Goodman Confino’s new rom-com, Behind Every Good Man. Revenge, empowerment, and, of course, romance converge with ease, and readers will cheer for Beverly as she engineers the political campaign of her philandering husband’s handsome rival. Run, do not walk, to sip and savor this smart-yet-funny cocktail of a novel, the style of which is rapidly becoming Confino’s signature drink.” —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Sapphire

“Behind Every Good Man is the political rom-com we need! A smart and funny novel that blends female empowerment, humor, motherhood and brilliant political strategizing. Beverly should run political campaigns today! At a time when women were not prominent in politics, Beverly deftly handles a cheating husband, two young children and a fledgling campaign. Propulsive plot and nuanced characters are clearly Confino’s trademarks.” —Jo Piazza, bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance

So entertaining

This was such an entertaining book. It was my first time reading Sara Goodman Confino and I can tell you it definitely won't be my last. I laughed out loud in places. Entertaining, quick read. You just have to read this!

Another winner from Sara Goodman Confino

I love the way the author Sara Goodman Confino presents strong, independent, feminine women as her main characters. She has a real handle on the time and place she writes about. After 50 years living in Montgomery County, Maryland, I enjoy her references to known places of yesteryear. My heart smiled when she mentioned landmarks, like Garfinkels, Woodies, Mrs. Kay’s Tollhouse and The Colonial Inn (wow - I was naive). A fun, smart and engaging read!

Great book, Bad recording

The book is great and the narrator does a good job too. However, there are several long and awkward pauses throughout the book.

Great novel with a few strong leading ladies

I loved “PS Don’t forget to write”, and this was an another excellent novel by the same author. I love her leading ladies are strong but not perfect, make mistakes and apologize but also unapologetically try to live their lives with respect and purpose. I highly recommend this book!

Great Story

I loved the narration on this one! reminded me of the show Mad Men..thank you to all the wemon who fought for me to vote!

Great performance and fun story!

This one was so fun to listen to! I couldn’t stop until it was finished. Great performance with the audio-they really made the book come alive.

Strong heroine finding herself

Could not stop listening Great mix of real life and humor with a little romance

Excellent book!

I enjoyed this book tremendously! I could not put it down. If I wasn’t able to read at the time, I was listening to the audiobook. I will now go find more to read by Sara Goodman Confino!

She did it again!

Sara hit it out of the park with this one! I didn’t want the story to end!

You can’t stop listening

Light and positive take on difficult topics. Loved the humor and Bev’s cleverness and persistence.