Hillary Clinton, a woman who is constantly in the headline these days. She is a woman we all know about, especially since she was constantly under the media glare during her years at the White House - as America’s First Lady. Some consider her as an assiduous idealist, while others believe her to be a committed politician. But, do we really know her? If you are also thinking on the same lines, then the forthcoming book ‘Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary’ is just for you. Due to be released on 22nd January 2008, the wait for it is about to be over.
The Book
Compiled by Susan Morrison, New Yorker editor, ‘Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary’helps us know Hillary, as seen from the eyes of some of the most distinguished women writers of America. The book comprises of 30 different pieces, about the same women. It’s about the woman who has raised the hopes of Americans, especially females, of getting a female leader in their country after such a long time. The thirty different portrayals of Hillary Rodham Clinton have covered each and every aspect of her life.
Right from her personal life to her life as the First Lady to her life as a politician, every aspect has been taken into account to enable the readers to get an unprejudiced and balanced view of the great lady. ‘Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary’ will also help you get an idea of the attitude a woman has, towards the powerful women around her. In essence, the book is nothing, but a biography that will help you understand Hillary Clinton, a woman of complex and contentious life.
The Authors
For compiling ‘Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary’, essays were taken on Hillary Clinton from illustrious woman writers like Daphne Merkin, Lorrie Moore, Deborah Tannen, Susan Cheever, Lionel Shriver Kathryn Harrison and Susan Orlean. The credit for the compilation goes to Susan Morrison, the Articles Editor of The New Yorker. She has also been the editor-in-chief of the New York Observer, an original editor of SPY magazine, and onetime features director of Vogue. Even today, she continues to contribute her best in the literary field.
