New York Times , '' she continues , adding later , `` We never learned if any other delegations became ill , or if ours , mysteriously , was the only one . '' : Book says she and husband became ill , husband bedridden , in Germany . Laura Bush says 1963 car accident in Germany that killed schoolmate caused loss of faith . Criticism of marriage from Senate majority leader , House speaker graceless , she says . Mrs. Bush says her mother - in - law , Barbara Bush , can be ` ` ferociously tart - tongued ''
New York Times : Book says she and husband became ill , husband bedridden , in Germany . Laura Bush says 1963 car accident in Germany that killed schoolmate caused loss of faith . Criticism of marriage from Senate majority leader , House speaker graceless , she says . Mrs. Bush says her mother - in - law , Barbara Bush , can be ` ` ferociously tart - tongued ''