Living History (Magill’s Literary Annual 2004)
At a glance:
- Author: Hillary Diane Rodham
- Type of Work: Memoir
- Time of Work: 1947-2002
- Setting: Chicago; New Haven, Connecticut; Little Rock, Arkansas; Washington, D.C.; New York; and most of the major world capitals
- Principal Characters: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Victoria Clinton, Dorothy Rodham, Virginia Kelley
- Subjects: New York, United States or Americans, Wives, Mothers, Politics, Twentieth century, Marriage, Twenty-first century, Washington, D.C., Adultery, Women, Loyalty, Elections, Politicians, Government, 1990’s, Presidents, Career women, Governors, Heads of state, Democratic Party, Arkansas
In this personal memoir, Hillary Rodham Clinton examines the individual threads that compose the fabric of her complex, often convoluted, life. A controlling theme in much of the book is loss of innocence. Basically a positive person who believed firmly in the goodness of humankind, Hillary Rodham learned harsh lessons about being quoted out of context and about the realities of political jockeying. She soon realized that spontaneity is a luxury not permitted members of the president’s inner circle.
Both Clintons are products of families that faced grave problems. Bill was born...
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