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What is it that Tolstoy said at the beginning of Anna Karenina? "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Could that apply to the Bush's, that American dynasty. Tout New York is talking about the unscheduled meeting at Michael's yesterday between Sharon Bush and the First Lady. From our favorite social chronicler David Patrick Columbia's NYSocialDiary:
"Sharon Bush is a former sister-in-law of the First Lady. Her marriage ended in a bitter divorce. Sharon made the best of it, came to New York with her daughters and started a new life. It hasn’t been a breeze although she was well-connected because of the family. A couple of days ago in the NY Post it was reported that Sharon is going to write a book about the family ...
"... So, with all that in mind, toward the end of the lunch hour, Peggy Siegal brought Sharon Bush from the film luncheon into the front room to say hello to her ex-sister-in-law, the First Lady. I don’t know if all eyes in the room were on that table but I’d guess a good number of them were.
"It was all smiles and courtesy. Laura Bush’s countenance has a natural smile in repose. The two women chatted amicably although a stranger would never have imagined that the two had ever been related. But in all families stranger things have happened. Others at the table watched the two while others in the room watched the others at the table. You’ve seen something like this before, maybe even at the school cafeteria, the only difference being ... well, the Cast of Characters."
The full account -- and so much more -- here.
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