The Second Lady

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The Second Lady
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First edition
Author Irving Wallace
Genre Political thriller
Publisher New American Library
Publication date
1980
Pages372
ISBN 0-453-00388-5
OCLC 6379182
813/.54
LC Class PS3573.A426 S4

The Second Lady is a political thriller by Irving Wallace.

Contents

Commercial Reception

The Second Lady was a New York Times bestseller; it was on the list for nine weeks, peaking at #8. [1]

Film Adaptation

The novel was adapted into a Hindi feature film Sharara (film) (1984) starring Hema Malini. [2] [3]

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