This is not quite a biography, and not quite fiction. The author gives a well researched view of Dolley Madison, using fictionalized diary entries to bring the first lady's experiences during the burning of the capitol in 1814 to life. This is an interesting and sometimes humorous look at Dolley Madison with a background of the War of 1812.
A historical novel that portrays Dolley Madison, the wife of our fourth President, as a complex, yet down-to-earth, woman who hosted brilliant White House receptions, wore the latest French fashions, and saved Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington as she escaped from the beseiged capital during the War of 1812.