Brand new and never read. There is a scratch on the cover due to using scissors opening it after I received the shipment of it. It doesn't affect the book at all. Picked for my BOTM but I don't think I'll ever read it. The First Ladies by Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray. "A novel about the extraordinary partnership between Firsr Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune - a forbidden friendship that changed the world..." Originally published June 27, 2023 4.5 stars rating on Amazon historical fiction, biographical fiction, contemporary literature