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년간 백악관의 안주인으로 남편 빌 클린턴 대통령보다 더 많은 화제와 정치적 논쟁의 중심에 서 있었던 퍼스트 레이디, 힐러리 로댐 클린턴. 퍼스트 레이디 이후 연방 상원위원으로 선출된 최초의 인물이며 대통령인 남편의 성추문 때문에 언론의 집중적인 취재의 대상이 되었던 힐러리가 밝히는 삶과 사랑, 정치에 대한 솔직한 생각이 담겨 있다.
이 책은 힐러리가 1950년대 미국 시카고에서 교외의 중산층 가정에서 태어나 자란 과정, 활발한 학생 운동가 시절을 거쳐 많은 논란을 불러 일으킨 퍼스트 레이디로 변신한 과정을 진솔하고 흥미롭게 털어놓고 있다. 또 8년간의 백악관 생활을 적나라게 밝히며 빌 클린턴과 함께 역사의 현장을 살았던 생상한 기록과 인간적 배신과 가혹한 당파적 조사와 끊임없는 대중의 눈초리를 견디고 살아남은 30년에 걸친 사랑과 정치의 스토리가 펼쳐진다.
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--- From the Publisher




